U+1171E "𑜞" Ahom Consonant Sign Medial Ra Unicode Character

U+1171E "𑜞" Ahom Consonant Sign Medial Ra is a diacritical mark used in the Ahom script, an historical writing system for the Tai Ahom language of Assam, India. This character represents a medial /r/ sound and is placed within a consonant cluster to modify the pronunciation of the base consonant, indicating an intervening "r" glide. It is encoded in the Unicode Standard's Ahom block, which was added in version 8.0 released in 2015, to support the digital preservation and study of this endangered script. The sign appears as a small subjoined or attached mark below the main consonant character, distinct from independent consonant letters.