syllabary
/sil-uh-ber-ee/US // ˈsɪl əˌbɛr i //UK // (ˈsɪləbərɪ) //
音节表,音节,音节法,音标
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural syl·la·bar·ies.
- : a list or catalog of syllables.
- : a set of written symbols, each of which represents a syllable, used to write a given language: the Japanese syllabary.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inalphabet
Examples
The characters of the syllabary were all arranged and named, and elaborate lists of them were drawn up.
The kana13 is a syllabary of forty-seven letters, which by diacritical marks, may be increased to seventy.
Though the syllabary is essentially of Sumerian origin there is much in it which is traceable to a Semitic source.
The pictorial origin of the syllabary has proved of important assistance in reading the texts.
The sign which represents this bird in the cuneiform syllabary also signifies 'fate.'
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