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ᱻ

symbol

LanguageSantali (India)

Meaning
  1. Indicates the prolongation of an oral or nasalised vowel.
  2. prolongation mark
  3. This mark is placed on a vowel to show that it should be held for a longer time when speaking.
Examples

ᱻ

This symbol shows vowel length.

ᱟᱻ

The vowel a is held longer using the ᱻ symbol.

Part of speechsymbol

Registerneutral

Usage noteIt acts as a vowel extender.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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