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abugida meaning in Tamil

அபுகிடா apukiṭā

UK/ˌɑː.buˈɡiː.də/

abugida in Tamil: அபுகிடா (apukiṭā). In English, abugida means a kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, such that symbols for syllables not including the default vowel are generated by adding a common notation to indicate the vowel that it does include.

Tamil words for abugida

writing system — see also alphasyllabary
அபுகிடா apukiṭā

English meaning of abugida

  1. noun A kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, such that symbols for syllables not including the default vowel are generated by adding a common notation to indicate the vowel that it does include.
  2. noun A kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, typically such that symbols for different syllables are generated by adding, altering or removing the vowel portion, often by applying a diacritic to a stable consonant symbol.

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Questions about abugida in Tamil

What is the meaning of abugida in Tamil?
Abugida in Tamil is அபுகிடா (apukiṭā).
abugida என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Abugida: அபுகிடா (apukiṭā).
What does abugida mean in English?
Abugida means a kind of syllabary (syllabic alphabet) in which a symbol or glyph representing a syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant, such that symbols for syllables not including the default vowel are generated by adding a common notation to indicate the vowel that it does include.

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