പ്രശ്ലേഷം
prashlesham praślēṣaṁ /prɐʃleːʂɐm/
Meaning in English
The symbol ഽ used in Malayalam for avagraha.
noun · നാമം
Definition
Meaning and examples
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The symbol ഽ used in Malayalam for avagraha.
Used to mark vocalic gemination or the elision of the inherent vowel a in the process of sandhi in Malayalam.
Etymology
From Sanskrit प्रश्लेषः (praśleṣaḥ). श्लेषः (śleṣaḥ) means "to join" or "merge". praśleṣa means "joining well". It became praślēṣaṃ as it denotes the joining of the letter അ.