U+19FA "᧺" Khmer Symbol Dap Roc Unicode Character

U+19FA "᧺" Khmer Symbol Dap Roc is a numeric symbol used in the Khmer script, specifically representing the number eight. It is part of the Khmer Symbols block, which includes a set of traditional lunar calendar and numerological signs. The name “Dap Roc” translates to “eight” in the Khmer language, with “dap” meaning ten and “roc” meaning eight, forming the concept of eighteen in a counting system that often utilizes base ten and base twenty elements. This symbol was historically employed in Cambodian astrological and calendrical contexts, not as a standard numeral for everyday writing, but rather as a specialized notation for recording specific dates, times, or ritual sequences in palm leaf manuscripts and inscriptions.