halant
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hindi हलंत (halant). The computing sense arises from the diacritic sense through the use in w: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.
Noun[edit]
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.
- (computing) 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
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virama — see virama
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Catalan[edit]
Verb[edit]
halant
French[edit]
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halant
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
hālant
Norman[edit]
Verb[edit]
halant
Noun[edit]
halant m (plural halants)
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