halant
halant noun: a diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.
Noun
halant (plural halants)
- 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)
- A sign which serves the same purpose in any writing system.
- A character which binds consonants into a conjunct or some other form of visual combination which is prototypically a visual indication that the first consonant does not have an implicit vowel
halant meaning in Hindi and Sanskrit
halant in Hindi
- halant , denoted by "्"
- हलंत halanta
halant in Sanskrit
- halant, virama
- हलन्त halanta
Synonyms of halant
Forms of halant
| plural | halants |
|---|---|
| alternative form | halanta |
Origin of halant
Borrowed from Hindi हलंत (halant). The computing sense arises from the diacritic sense through the use in ISCII of the same computer character to act, depending on context and font capabilities, as either a visual diacritic or as a control character modifying a pair of consonants.
Questions about halant
- What does halant mean?
- Halant means a diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.
- What is halant in Hindi?
- Halant in Hindi is हलंत (halanta). See Halant meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is halant?
- Halant is a noun.
- What is the plural of halant?
- The plural of halant is halants.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: halant (page history and authors); हलंत (Hindi) (page history and authors); हलन्त (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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