alphasyllabary
English
Etymology
From alpha + syllabary or alpha(betic) + syllabary.
Noun
alphasyllabary (plural alphasyllabaries)
- A segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit: each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary; an abugida.
Synonyms
- abugida
- avugida
Related terms
- alphasyllabic
- alphasyllabical
- alphasyllabically
- alphasyllable
- alphasyllabogram
- syllabary
Translations
an alphasyllabary
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