U+17A1 "ឡ" Khmer Letter La Unicode Character

U+17A1 "ឡ" Khmer Letter La is a glyph in the Khmer script used to write the Khmer language, representing the sound /lɑː/ or /la/ with an inherent vowel. It is classified as a consonant letter and belongs to the "La" group within the script, which is the standard writing system for the official language of Cambodia. In Unicode, it appears in the Khmer block (U+1780 to U+17FF) and is typed as a single character, distinct from other Khmer letters, and is often used in native Khmer vocabulary and transliterations of foreign words. The letter has historical ties to ancient Brahmi-derived scripts and is essential for proper representation of Khmer text in digital environments.