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A mark suppressing a Sinhala consonant's vowel.
Also known as: Sinhala virama, Sinhala vowel killer, Hal kirima
In Sinhala the al-lakuna is the mark that suppresses a consonant's inherent vowel, the script's equivalent of the virama.
Suppresses the inherent vowel of the Sinhala consonant it modifies.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is one of the family of virama marks that differ in shape and name from script to script while doing the same work.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A small curved stroke placed above and to the right of the consonant letter it modifies.