English

Noun

abugida ‎(plural abugidas)

1. (linguistics) A kind of syllabary in which a symbol or glyph representing an entire syllable contains parts representing a vowel and a consonant. Symbols for different syllables are typically generated by adding, altering, or removing the vowel portion of the symbol, often in the form of diacritics applied to a stable consonant symbol.

Usage notes

Some languages that use abugidas are Amharic, Hindi, Burmese, Cree and Ojibwe (Canadian Aboriginal syllabics). See Omniglot's Syllabic Alphabets Page for reference and more examples of abugidas.

Derived terms

• abugidic

Translations

Synonyms

• alphasyllabary

See also

• abjad
• alphabet
• syllabary
• Omniglot

French

Noun

abugida m ‎(plural abugidas)

1. abugida

Synonyms

• alphasyllabaire

Italian

Noun

abugida m ‎(plural abugidi)

1. abugida

Synonyms

• alfasillabario

Portuguese

Noun

abugida m (plural abugidas)

1. (linguistics) abugida (writing system in which consonant-vowel sequences are written as a unit)