Overview
Rô ( ) is a character distinctive to the Assamese alphabet. In the Assamese alphabet, it is the twenty-seventh consonant, or in other terms, twenty-seventh letter of the byônzônbôrnômala ().
When vowels are added
Rô has an inherent vowel in it, which is ô, as in most other Assamese consonants. But, many a times, ô is to be replaced by another vowel or swôrôbôrnô. In such a case, the vowels change their forms. As examples: * * * * * * * * * *
Words starting with
Given below are examples of words starting with . * () which means color * () which means red * () which means king
Reph ()
When is added before another consonant to form a conjunct, turns into reph. In other words, reph indicates that there is a r sound before the letter it is used before. For example: * * * * * * * * etc. Examples of words are (arzon, which means 'gain'), (korta, which means 'doer') etc.
Rô-kar ()
When is added after another consonant, changes into rô-kar. In other words, rô-kar after a consonant means that there is a rô sound after it. For example: * * * * * etc. Some consonants change their shape when rô-kar is added. For example: * * *