syllabary
noun pl. syllabaries
- a set or table of syllables
- a set of written signs or characters representing the syllables that are the units in a language that uses syllabic, rather than alphabetic, writing
See syllabary in American Heritage Dictionary 4
syl·la·bar·y
noun pl. syllabaries syl·la·bar·ies - A list of syllables.
- A set of written characters for a language, each character representing a syllable.
Origin: New Latin syllabārium, from Latin syllaba, syllable; see syllable .
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