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A small raised dot separating syllables.
Also known as: Tibetan syllable dot, Tsek, Syllable separator, Raised dot between syllables
The tsheg is a raised dot separating syllables in Tibetan — not words. Tibetan does not space words, so the dot marks the syllable boundary and a reader assembles words from context, which is why Tibetan text looks like unbroken syllables to an outsider.
Denotes a syllable boundary in Tibetan script, drawn as a small raised dot.
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Separates syllables rather than words: Tibetan is not written with word spaces, so word boundaries are inferred by the reader.
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Is omitted before the shad, the sentence-ending stroke, in the standard convention.
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A single small dot placed at the height of the letter tops, between two Tibetan syllables.