Explore Virama through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Virama in a sentence
Virama meaning
- 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.
Using Virama
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
Context around Virama
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Virama
- In this selection, "virama" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, visible, explicit, indic, main, etc and diacritic stand out and add context to how "virama" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a special virama diacritic the and a visible virama is also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "virama" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with virama
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Consonantal finals are indicated with a virama ( main), as in Burmese. (11 words)
The Indic virama ( ् etc.) and the Arabic sukūn ( ـْـ ) mark the absence of a vowel. (16 words)
That is, the vowel diacritic and virama are both written after the consonants for the whole syllable. (17 words)
Most other conjunct consonants are made with an explicit virama, called al-lakuna or hal kirīma, and the zero-width joiner as shown in the following table, some of which may not display correctly due to limitations of your system. (40 words)
In other Indic scripts, it is generally preferred to use a ligature or a half form to write a syllable or a cluster containing a dead consonant, although writing it with a visible virama is also possible. (37 words)
The inherent vowel can be removed by a special virama diacritic, the hal kirīma ( ්), which has two shapes depending on which consonant it attaches to. (25 words)
Example sentences (7)
A more unusual example is seen in the Batak alphabet : Here the syllable bim is written ba-ma-i-(virama).
Consonantal finals are indicated with a virama ( main), as in Burmese.
In other Indic scripts, it is generally preferred to use a ligature or a half form to write a syllable or a cluster containing a dead consonant, although writing it with a visible virama is also possible.
Most other conjunct consonants are made with an explicit virama, called al-lakuna or hal kirīma, and the zero-width joiner as shown in the following table, some of which may not display correctly due to limitations of your system.
That is, the vowel diacritic and virama are both written after the consonants for the whole syllable.
The Indic virama ( ् etc.) and the Arabic sukūn ( ـْـ ) mark the absence of a vowel.
The inherent vowel can be removed by a special virama diacritic, the hal kirīma ( ්), which has two shapes depending on which consonant it attaches to.