alphasyllabary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit, and where each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary; an abugida.

Word forms

alphasyllabary alphasyllabaries

Etymology

From alpha- + syllabary.

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