virama
virama noun: a diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.
Noun
virama (plural viramas or virama)
- 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.
virama meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
virama in Hindi
- a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel
- हलंत halant, हलन्त halant, विराम virām, ्
virama in Tamil
- a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel
- புள்ளி puḷḷi, ்
virama in Marathi
- a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel
- हलंत halanta, ्
virama in Bengali
- a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel
- হসন্ত hośonto, ্
More languagesFewer languages
- virama in Telugu
- విరామ virāma, హలంతు halantu, ్
- virama in Malayalam
- ചന്ദ്രക്കല candrakkala, ്
- virama in Kannada
- ಹಲಂತ halanta, ್
- virama in Punjabi
- ਹਲਂਤ halant, ୍
- virama in Odia
- ହଳନ୍ତ haḷanta, ୍
- virama in Sanskrit
- विराम virāma, ्
- virama in Tagalog
- pamudpod
- virama in Arabic
- وِرَام wirām
- virama in Thai
- การันต์ gaa-ran, ทัณฑฆาต tan-tá-kâat, พินทุ pin-tú, ฺ
- virama in Myanmar
- အသတ် a.sat, ဝိရာမ wi.rama., တံခွန် tamhkwan, ္
Synonyms of virama
Forms of virama
| plural | viramas |
|---|---|
| plural | virama |
Origin of virama
Borrowed from Sanskrit विराम (virāma, “stop”).
Questions about virama
- What does virama mean?
- Virama means a diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.
- What is virama in Hindi?
- Virama in Hindi is हलंत (halant), हलन्त (halant), विराम (virām). See Virama meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is virama?
- Virama is a noun.
- What is the plural of virama?
- The plural of virama is viramas.
Words near virama in the dictionary
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