I didnt recall this letter at all until i saw Nasif bhai's unapproved post. Then I remembered my class 6 Bangla teacher telling us one day about these extinct letters and its name. But I did not recall this one being symbolised this way.
As for the pet-kata-baw/Raw, I knew that one. It is still used in Ahomiyo, and my Assamese friend showed me a notebook of his with that Raw being used to write "Jonoshadharon" only two weeks ago. I think Dhoy-shunno-raw is the next letter to disappear. I havent seen that used in any word except "Ashar" in a LONG time!
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