halant

== English == === Alternative forms === halanta === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi हलंत (halant). The computing sense arises from the diacritic sense through the use in w:ISCII of the same computer character to act, depending on context and font capabilities, as either a visual diacritic or as a control character modifying a pair of consonants. === Noun === halant (plural halants) A diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel. a Devanagari example: क (ka) + ् = क् (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 ==== Synonyms ==== virama ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Anhalt, Lathan == Catalan == === Verb === halant gerund of halar == French == === Pronunciation === === Participle === halant present participle of haler == Latin == === Verb === hālant third-person plural present active indicative of hālō == Norman == === Verb === halant present participle of haler === Noun === halant m (plural halants) (Jersey) current (of tide) ==== Synonyms ==== couothant