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A raised ring marking a shortened word.
Also known as: Devanagari full stop for abbreviation
The Devanagari mark showing that a word has been abbreviated to its first letter or letters.
Marks the preceding letters as an abbreviation of a longer word.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Public information
Does the work of the Latin full stop in 'Dr.' or 'etc.', a role Devanagari could not give to the daṇḍa because the daṇḍa already ends sentences.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Public information
A small ring set after the retained letters, at or slightly above the level of the headstroke.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.