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alphabet meaning in Sanskrit

अक्षरसमाम्नाय akṣarasamāmnāya

UK/ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/

alphabet in Sanskrit: अक्षरसमाम्नाय (akṣarasamāmnāya). In English, alphabet means the set of letters used when writing in a language.

Sanskrit words for alphabet

an ordered set of letters used in a language
अक्षरसमाम्नाय akṣarasamāmnāya

English meaning of alphabet

  1. noun The set of letters used when writing in a language.
  2. noun A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.).
  3. noun A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.).
  4. noun A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.

Full definition of alphabet

alphabet in a sentence

  • The Greek alphabet has only twenty-four letters.
  • In the first year of school, pupils are taught to recite the alphabet.
  • Let L be a regular language over the alphabet #92;Sigma.

Synonyms of alphabet

alphabet in other languages

Questions about alphabet in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of alphabet in Sanskrit?
Alphabet in Sanskrit is अक्षरसमाम्नाय (akṣarasamāmnāya).
alphabet इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Alphabet: अक्षरसमाम्नाय (akṣarasamāmnāya).
What does alphabet mean in English?
Alphabet means the set of letters used when writing in a language.

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