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A mark killing a consonant's vowel in Burmese.
Also known as: Burmese asat, Myanmar killer mark, Myanmar virama
In the Myanmar script the asat is written above a consonant to suppress its inherent vowel, the script's equivalent of the virama.
Suppresses the inherent vowel of the Myanmar consonant it modifies.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Belongs to a script whose round letterforms come from writing on palm leaves, where straight strokes would split the leaf along its grain.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A small hooked stroke placed above the Myanmar consonant letter it modifies.