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halant

halant

See also: hâlant

English

Noun

halant (plural halants)

  1. A diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.
    a Devanagari example: (ka) + = क् (k)
  2. A sign which serves the same purpose in any writing system.

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French

Verb

halant

  1. present participle of haler

Latin

Verb

hālant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of hālō

Norman

Verb

halant

  1. present participle of haler

Noun

halant m (plural halants)

  1. (Jersey) current (of tide)

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