abugida

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

abugida

from English abugida, derived from the names of the first four signs of the Ge'ez (ancient Ethiopian) alphasyllabary: ሀ ሁ ሂ ሃ (hä hou hi ha in unicode $1200-1203), derived from the names of the first four letters of Arabic alif, ba, jim, dal.

Definition

linguistique

Synonym

alphasyllabaire

Hyponyms

ahomamhariquebalinaisbatakbaybayinbengalibirmanbrahmicingalaisdévanâgarîgranthaguèzegoudjaratigourmoukhîinuktitutjavanaiskannarakhmerlaotienmalayalammandombeméroïtiqueoriyarejangrencongtagbanouataï-letamoultélougouthaïtibétaintigrinya

Translations

  • englishenglish:abugida