ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌv hˈɪndi, ðə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈʌmtaɪmz jˈuːzd æz ɐ sˈɪmbəl tə dᵻnˈoʊt lˈɔŋ ɔːɹ hˈɛvi sˈɪləbəlz, ɪn mˈɛtɹɪkəl pˈoʊɪtɹi.
In the case of Hindi, the character is also sometimes used as a symbol to denote long or heavy syllables, in metrical poetry.