halant

Noun

Meaning

A diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.
a Devanagari example: क (ka) + = क (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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Halant The halant () character is not used when writing Punjabi in Gurmukhī. Source: Internet

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