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A mark killing a vowel.
Also known as: Javanese virama
The Javanese mark cancelling the inherent vowel of the consonant it follows.
Cancels the inherent vowel of the preceding consonant.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Conventionally avoided in the middle of a word, where a subjoined consonant form is used instead, so the mark appears mainly at the end of a word — a positional restriction the Indic virama does not have.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A hooked mark written after and below the consonant, on the baseline rather than above it.