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A crescent and dot for the sacred.
Also known as: Balinese moon mark
The Balinese mark used above syllables in religious and honorific contexts.
Marks a syllable in religious, honorific and mantric Balinese text.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
Reserved by convention for sacred contexts, so the mark carries register rather than sound — the same kind of job the Tibetan rin chen spungs shad does with punctuation.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
The record is cited for the mark's identity and documented use, not for any efficacy attributed to the syllables it marks.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
A crescent carrying a dot above it, set over the letter, drawn more elaborately than the ordinary nasal mark.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.