Dictionary

virama en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

visarga · candrabindu · sukun · anusvara · sukuun

Synonyms

vowel killer · killer · halant

Translations (43)

bn হসন্ত (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · hi ् (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · ban adeg-adeg (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · ta ் (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · pa ୍ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · my ္ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · mr हलंत (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · ru вира́ма (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · th ทัณฑฆาต (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · th ฺ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · bn ্ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · km វិរាម (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · th การันต์ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · te హలంతు (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · mr ् (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · hi हलंत (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · ban ᭄ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · el βιράμα (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · hi विराम (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · pa ਹਲਂਤ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · jv ꦥꦁꦏꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · my ဝိရာမ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · ar وِرَام (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · kn ಹಲಂತ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · kn ್ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · or ୍ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · bo སྲོག་མེད (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · sa ् (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · ml ചന്ദ്രക്കല (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · hi हलन्त (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · te విరామ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · th วิราม (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · pl virama (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · my တံခွန် (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · ta புள்ளி (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · te ్ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · jv ꧀ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · my အသတ် (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · ml ് (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · sa विराम (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · tl pamudpod (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · th พินทุ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel) · or ହଳନ୍ତ (a diacritic to signify the lack of a vowel)