U+114C6 "𑓆" Tirhuta Abbreviation Sign Unicode Character

U+114C6 "𑓆" Tirhuta Abbreviation Sign is a punctuation mark used in the Tirhuta script, which is historically employed to write the Maithili language primarily in the Mithila region of India and Nepal. This sign functions as a scribal abbreviation marker, indicating that a preceding word or syllable has been shortened or contracted in written text, similar to how an apostrophe or period might denote abbreviation in other scripts. It appears as a small curved or angled mark set above the standard writing line and is part of the Tirhuta block of Unicode, which was encoded to preserve and digitize this endangered script's medieval and modern manuscripts.