virama

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विराम (virāma, “to stop”).

noun

  1. A diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.
    a Devanagari example: क (ka) + ् = क् (k)
  2. A sign which serves the same purpose in any writing system.

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