virama

词形变化

viramas 复数 viramas

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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. 2.

    A sign which serves the same purpose in any writing system.

词源

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

来源：wiktionary