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अक्षर
Sounds made by the Organs of speech, according to the
General Name
General name; denoting either ‖ that which is spoken, or the picture of it in writing.
- अक्षर , कार , ओंकार , अकार , आकार , इकार
- वर्ण , सवर्ण , अवर्ण , चिन्ह , चरित्र
Particular kinds; relating to such as are
- स्वर .
- व्यंजन .
- Less primary and mixed; either that which (for the most part) doth consist of several letters, pronounced in one continued motion, or of more Vowels coalescing in one sound.
- शबदांश .
- संयुक्त स्वर .
Time or pause to be observed in the pronouncing of several words or sentences
General Name
General name; denoting that mark which serves, either ‖ for sepa∣rating such words as belong to several clauses or sentences, or for uniting those words which are to be pronounced as one.
- INTERPUNCTION, Period, Point.
- HYPHEN, Maccaph.
Particular kinds
Lesser; according to the degrees of Less or More
- COMMA.
- SEMICOLON.
Greater; according to the degrees of Less or More.
- COLON.
- PERIOD, full point, stop, pause, rest.
Manner of Pronouncing
Distinction
Distinction of such words or clauses as are
Less material; denoting that such a passage, either ‖ is not necessary to make the sense perfect, or is added by way of Explication of some∣thing preceding.
- PARENTHESIS.
- PARATHESIS, Exposition.
More material; either that which serves to distinguish such words, wherein the force of the sense doth more peculiarly consist, or that which denotes the words to be intended to a contrary sense, to what they naturally signifie.
- EMPHASIS.
- IRONY—call.
Prolongation of vowels
Prolongation of Vowels, or Elevation of voice in the pronouncing of any syllable.
- ACCENT.
- ACCENT, elevate.
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