What does "alphasyllabary" mean?

A segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit, and where each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary; an abugida.

What is a synonym for "alphasyllabary"?

Common synonyms include: abugida, abugida, avugida, avugida.

Alphasyllabary

noun

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Noun

1
A segmental writing system in which consonant–vowel sequences are written as a unit, and where each unit is based on a consonant letter, and vowel notation is secondary; an abugida.

Synonyms

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abugida abugida avugida avugida

Example

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"Your alphasyllabary needs better vowel marks."

Etymology

From alpha- + syllabary.

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