halant English

Meaning halant meaning

What does halant mean?

halant noun

— A diacritic used in most writing systems of the Indian subcontinent to signify the lack of an inherent vowel.

— 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