syllabary (redirected from Syllabic writing system)

syl·la·bar·y  (sl-br)

n. pl. syl·la·bar·ies

1. A list of syllables.

2. A set of written characters for a language, each character representing a syllable.

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[New Latin syllabrium, from Latin syllaba, syllable; see syllable.]

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syllabary [ˈsɪləbərɪ]

n pl -baries

1. (Linguistics) a table or list of syllables

2. (Linguistics / Letters of the Alphabet (Foreign)) a set of symbols used in certain writing systems, such as one used for Japanese, in which each symbol represents a spoken syllable

[from New Latin syllabārium, from Latin syllaba syllable]

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syllabary

1. a table of syllables, as might be used for teaching a language.
2. a system of characters or symbols representing syllables instead of individual sounds. Also syllabarium.

See also: Writing

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1. a table of syllables, as might be used for teaching a language.
2. a system of characters or symbols representing syllables instead of individual sounds. Also syllabarium.

See also: Language

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Syllabary a collection or list of syllables.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

syllabary - a writing system whose characters represent syllables syllabic script script - a particular orthography or writing system Devanagari, Devanagari script, Nagari, Nagari script - a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi

Translations

syllabary

n → Syllabar nt, → Silbentabelle f