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Abugida writing system of Sri Lanka
Indic text. The Sinhalese script (Sinhala: සිංහල අක්ෂර මාලාව, romanized: Siṁhala Akṣara Mālāwa), also known as Sinhala script, is a writing system used
Sinhala_script
Indo-Aryan language of Sri Lanka
Sinhala (/ˈsɪnhələ, ˈsɪŋələ/ SIN-hə-lə, SING-ə-lə; Sinhala: සිංහල, siṁhala, [ˈsiŋɦələ]), sometimes called Sinhalese (/ˌsɪn(h)əˈliːz, ˌsɪŋ(ɡ)əˈliːz/ SIN-(h)ə-LEEZ
Sinhala_language
Historic abugida of South India
Kannada-Telugu script by the 10th century CE and was used to write the Kannada and Telugu languages. It is also distantly related to the Sinhala script. Kadamba
Kadamba_script
Abugida writing system of the Brahmic family
single script. Other scripts similar to Kannada script are Sinhala script (which included some elements from the Kadamba script), and Old Peguan script (used
Kannada_script
Topics referred to by the same term
Sri Lanka Sinhala language, the native language of the Sinhalese people Sinhala script, the writing system of the Sinhala language Sinhala (Unicode block)
Sinhala
Writing system from the Brahmic family of scripts
fix for iOS 11.3 and macOS 10.13.4. Telugu Braille Kannada script Sinhala script Grantha script ISO 15919 This letter is referred to as banḍi ra as opposed
Telugu_script
Braille system for the Sinhala language
Sinhala Braille is one of the many Bharati braille alphabets. While it largely conforms to the letter values of other Bharati alphabets, it diverges in
Sinhala_Braille
Script for Maldivian language, used from 12th to 20th century
India such as Sinhala, Grantha and Vatteluttu. There are also some elements from the Kannada-Telugu scripts visible. The form of this script attested in
Dhives_Akuru
Keyboard layout for the Sinhala language
The Wijesekara keyboard is the standard typewriter keyboard for the Sinhala script. This keyboard layout was first created and approved by the government
Sinhala_input_methods
Unicode character block
ISCII-Unicode script allocations. The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Sinhala block:
Sinhala_(Unicode_block)
Numerals of the South Asian language
Sinhala numerals, are the units of the numeral system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Sinhala language in modern-day Sri Lanka. It had
Sinhala_numerals
Brahmic script used commonly to write the Malayalam language
Malayalam script Coorgi–Cox alphabet Tigalari script Malabar script Malayalam Braille Mulabhadra Suriyani Malayalam Grantha script Sinhala script ISO 15919
Malayalam_script
Topics referred to by the same term
surname Sinhala script (ISO 15924 abbreviation: Sinh) All pages with titles containing sinh SIMH, an emulator software Simha (disambiguation) Sinhala (disambiguation)
Sinh
Unicode character block
Sinhala Archaic Numbers is a Unicode block containing Sinhala Illakkam number characters. The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and
Sinhala_Archaic_Numbers
CL XXXX, EY XXXX, EL XXXx . Afterwards in 1956 a new system with the Sinhala script letter Sri (ශ්රී) in the middle was introduced, this started from Reg
Vehicle registration plates of Sri Lanka
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Sri_Lanka
Family of abugida writing systems
Tanchangya Lik-Tai scripts Ahom Khamti Tai Le Tai Tham New Tai Lue Pyu Vatteluttu Kolezhuthu Malayanma Sinhala Bhattiprolu script Kadamba Telugu-Kannada
Brahmic_scripts
Bengali script, Gurmukhi, Gujarati script, Odia alphabet, Tamil script, Telugu script, Kannada script, Malayalam script, and Sinhala script. Other Brahmic
List_of_Unicode_characters
collection. Sinhala letters are round-shaped and are written from left to right. They are the most circular-shaped script found in the Indic scripts. The evolution
Ola_leaf
Illustrated encyclopedia by Luigi Serafini
thread-like, with loops and even knots, and are somewhat reminiscent of Sinhala script. In a talk at the Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles on 11 May
Codex_Seraphinianus
Maldivian texts in the form of copper plates
AD. The Divehi script used on the plates was named "Eveyla Akuru" by H. C. P. Bell, who claimed that it resembled medieval Sinhala script. According to
Lōmāfānu
Arrangement of keys on a typographic keyboard
accommodate Lao script. The Sinhala keyboard layout is based on the Wijesekara typewriter for Sinhala script. For Windows, the Sinhala layout is available
Keyboard_layout
Type of articulation
Indo-Aryan languages Sinhala and Dhivehi have prenasalized stops. Sinhala script has prenasalized versions of /g/, /ʥ/, /ɖ/, /d̪/ and /b/. Sinhala is one of only
Prenasalized_consonant
Diacritic in Indic scripts
Unicode), called သေးသေးတင် thay thay tin (IPA: [θé ðé tɪ̀ɰ̃]) (ံ) In the Sinhala script, the anusvara is not a nonspacing combining mark but a spacing combining
Anusvara
Species of flowering plant
who was named "Siddhaththa" (Sinhala script: "සිද්ධත්ථ"). The plant is known as කිණිහිරියා (Kinihiriyaa) in the Sinhala language, and කණිකාර (Kanikaara)
Cochlospermum_religiosum
Brahmic script
non-Latin script. Tamil text used in this article is transliterated into the Latin script according to the ISO 15919 standard. The Tamil script (தமிழ் அரிச்சுவடி
Tamil_script
South Indian script
South Indian Brahmic script, found particularly in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Originating from the Pallava script, the Grantha script is related to Tamil and
Grantha_script
National anthem of Sri Lanka
The "Sri Lanka Matha" (English: "Mother Sri Lanka"; Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා මාතා, romanized: Śrī Laṅkā Mātā; Tamil: ஸ்ரீ லங்கா தாயே, romanized: Srī Laṅkā
Sri_Lanka_Matha
layout of the structure. The text is in Sanskrit but written in Sinhala script. The script is believed to be from the 5th century, It is exclusively about
Architecture of ancient Sri Lanka
Architecture_of_ancient_Sri_Lanka
Non-printing character used in computerized typesetting
of ZERO WIDTH JOINER in Indic Scripts" (PDF). Unicode Consortium. UTC L2/04-279, Public Review Issue #37. "13.2. Sinhala (§ Virama (al-lakuna) and Consonant
Zero-width_joiner
are able to speak Sinhalese. It uses the Sinhala abugida script, which is derived from the ancient Brahmi script. About 300 of the Veddah people, totaling
Languages_of_Sri_Lanka
Abugida script for languages spoken in Thailand
The Thai script (Thai: อักษรไทย, RTGS: akson thai, pronounced [ʔàksɔ̌ːn tʰāj]) is the abugida used to write Thai, Southern Thai and many other languages
Thai_script
Historical abugida script for Tamil
Tamil traders in Sri Lanka and Sinhala traders in Tamil Nadu. p. 18-21 Subramanian, T. S. (14 March 2011). "Tamil-Brahmi script found at Pattanam in Kerala"
Tamil-Brahmi
Ancient Philippine writing system
This article contains Baybayin script. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Baybayin characters
Baybayin
Indic script used in the South Asia
(/ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡəri/ DAY-və-NAH-gə-ree; in script: देवनागरी, IAST: Devanāgarī, Sanskrit pronunciation: [deːʋɐnaːɡɐriː]) is an Indic script used in the Indian subcontinent
Devanagari
Brahmic writing system
the Tamil script via the intermediate script/step called Chozha-Pallava-Script and Grantha script have originated from the Pallava script. Pallava also
Pallava_script
Building in Panduwasnuwara, Sri Lanka
since the curvilinear bricks of the kot-karalla have some writing in Sinhala script from the 10th century on them. "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government
Tomb_of_Vijaya
Diacritical mark in Indic scripts
from Sanskrit. In the Sinhala script, visarga is represented with two small circle to the right of a letter as ඃ. In the Tamil script, similar to visarga
Visarga
Ancient script of Central and South Asia
India that appeared as a fully developed script in the 3rd century BCE. Its descendants, the Brahmic scripts, continue to be used today across South and
Brahmi_script
Abugida indigenous to Mindoro, Philippines
or other symbols instead of Hanunuo script. Hanunoo (IPA: [hanunuʔɔ]), also rendered Hanunó'o, is one of the scripts indigenous to the Philippines and is
Hanunoo_script
Library at Calcutta romanization and Tamil script. Exceptions from the standard are the romanization of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää", and the non-marking
List of Sinhala words of Tamil origin
List_of_Sinhala_words_of_Tamil_origin
Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා, romanized: Śrī Lankā; Tamil: இலங்கை, romanized: Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is
Names_of_Sri_Lanka
Abugida writing system of the Brahmic family
Indic scripts such as Grantha, Tigalari, Malayalam, Kannada and Sinhala. The Tigalari script was added to the Unicode Standard in September 2024 with the
Tigalari_script
Vietnamese Khitan large script – Khitan Khitan small script – Khitan Jurchen script – Jurchen Tangut script – Tangut Sui script – Sui language Yi (classical)
List_of_writing_systems
Indian script
The Gujarati script (ગુજરાતી લિપિ Gujarātī lipi) is an abugida for the Gujarati language, Kutchi language, and various other languages. It is one of the
Gujarati_script
Type of South Asian writing system
other symbols. The Bengali–Assamese script, sometimes also known as Eastern Nagri, is an eastern Brahmic script, primarily used today for the Bengali
Bengali–Assamese_script
Abugida script for the Lao language
or other symbols instead of Lao script. Lao script or Akson Lao (Lao: ອັກສອນລາວ [ʔák.sɔ̌ːn láːw]) is the primary script used to write the Lao language
Lao_script
Script system used to write Sanskrit
The Gupta script (sometimes referred to as Gupta Brahmi script or Late Brahmi script) was used for writing Sanskrit and is associated with the Gupta Empire
Gupta_script
Tibetan writing system
This article contains Tibetan script. Without proper rendering support, you may see very small fonts, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of
Tibetan_script
Sri Lankan treatise on Buddhist practice
(Pali; English: The Path of Purification; Vietnamese: Thanh tịnh đạo; Sinhala: විශුද්ධි මාර්ගය), is the 'great treatise' on Buddhist practice and Theravāda
Visuddhimagga
Historical script used in the Maratha Empire
The Modi script was used alongside the Devanagari script to write Marathi until the 20th century when the Balbodh style of the Devanagari script was promoted
Modi_script
Abugida writing system
The Rañjanā script (Lantsa) is an abugida, one of the Nepalese scripts, used to write Sanskrit and Newari (Nepal Bhasa). It was used across regions from
Ranjana_script
Phrase in Early Buddhist texts, used in devotion
(Sinhala Script), the text reads: ‘යේ ධම්මා හේතුප්පභවා තේසං හේතුං තථාගතෝ ආහ . තේසඤ්ච යෝ නිරෝධෝ ඒවං වාදී මහාසමණෝ ..” Transliteration into Latin script:
Pratītyasamutpāda_gāthā
Abugida used to write Bengali
support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. The Bengali script or Bangla alphabet is the standard writing system used to write the Bengali
Bengali_alphabet
tied to both India and Southeast Asia. Sinhala, the dominant language in the country is written in Sinhala script which is derived from the Kadamba-Pallava
Culture_of_South_Asia
Abugida used to write the Ahom language
or other symbols instead of the intended characters. The Ahom script or Tai Ahom Script is an abugida that is used to write the Ahom language, a dormant
Ahom_script
Script used for languages in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Ethiopia. In the languages Amharic and Tigrinya, the script is often called fidäl (ፊደል), meaning "script" or "letter". Under the Unicode Standard and ISO
Geʽez_script
Abugida script used for the Saurashtra language
The Saurashtra script is an abugida script that is used by Saurashtrians of Tamil Nadu to write the Saurashtra language. The script is of Brahmic origin
Saurashtra_script
Abugida
Devanagari script. It came in vogue during the first millennium CE. The Nāgarī script has roots in the ancient Brahmi script family. The Nāgarī script was in
Nāgarī_script
Writing system used to write Meitei language
see errors in display. The Meitei script (Meitei: ꯃꯩꯇꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ, romanized: Meitei mayek), also known as the Kanglei script (Meitei: ꯀꯪꯂꯩ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ, romanized: Kanglei
Meitei_script
Old Javanese script
characters in this article correctly. The Kawi script or the Old Javanese script is a historic Brahmic script used across Maritime Southeast Asia between
Kawi_script
Script of Kerinci language of Sumatra
Incung script (sometimes Kerinci script) is an abugida which was traditionally used to write the Kerinci language. It belongs to the group of Ulu scripts. The
Incung_script
Writing system used for several Austronesian languages
script (Javanese: ꦄꦏ꧀ꦱꦫ ꦗꦮ, romanized: aksara Jawa), also known as hanacaraka, carakan, and dentawyanjana, is one of Indonesia's traditional scripts developed
Javanese_script
Abugida used in southern Indian subcontinent (c. 6th–12th centuries)
system' or 'script'. The three suggestions are: Vatte + eluttu; 'rounded script' Vata + eluttu; 'northern script' Vette + eluttu; 'chiseled script' The Vatteluttu
Vatteluttu
Abugida
Śāradā (also spelled Sarada or Sharada) script is an abugida writing system of the Brahmic family of scripts. The script was widespread between the 8th and
Sharada_script
Mongolian writing system
Phagspa (/ˈpɑːɡzˌpɑː/ PAHGZ-PAH),[citation needed] ʼPhags-pa or ḥPʻags-pa script is an alphabet designed by the Tibetan monk and State Preceptor (later Imperial
ʼPhags-pa_script
Script for writing Lampungic languages
The Lampung script is an abugida which was traditionally used to write the Lampung and Komering languages. It has 19 main characters and 13 diacritics
Lampung_script
Indo-Aryan language native to the Maldives
Maldives. Dhivehi is written in Thaana script. Dhivehi is a descendant of Elu Prakrit and is closely related to Sinhala, but not mutually intelligible with
Dhivehi_language
Abugida script
Khojkī or Khojā Sindhī (Sindhi: خوجڪي (Arabic script) खोजकी (Devanagari)), is a script used formerly and almost exclusively by the Khoja community of parts
Khojki_script
Script of the Brahmic family
悉曇文字; pinyin: Xītán wénzi; lit. 'Siddham script'). The Siddham script evolved from the Gupta Brahmi script in the late 6th century CE. Many Buddhist
Siddhaṃ_script
Subset of characters in Unicode
Unicode, a script is a collection of letters and other written signs used to represent textual information in one or more writing systems. Some scripts support
Script_(Unicode)
Script used to write the Tocharian languages
The Tocharian script, also known as Central Asian slanting Gupta script or North Turkestan Brāhmī, is an abugida which uses a system of diacritical marks
Tocharian_script
Ancient Sinhalese kingdom from 437 BC to 1017 CE
missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. The Kingdom of Anuradhapura (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර රාජධානිය, translit: Anurādhapura Rājadhāniya, named for its
Anuradhapura_kingdom
Ancient Indian scripts
Ancient Indian scripts have been used in the history of the Indian subcontinent as writing systems. The Indian subcontinent consists of various separate
Ancient scripts of the Indian subcontinent
Ancient_scripts_of_the_Indian_subcontinent
Sundanese writing system
This article contains Sundanese script. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Sundanese characters
Sundanese_script
Sri Lankan actor (1981–2022)
Dharmaraj was chosen for a Sinhala script by Sydney Chandrasekara's television serial A-Nine. Although he was not fluent with Sinhala at the time, he learnt
Darshan_Dharmaraj
Abugida writing system
display the uncommon Unicode characters in this article correctly. The Cham script (Cham: ꨀꨇꩉ ꨌꩌ) is a Brahmic abugida used to write Cham, an Austronesian
Cham_script
Brahmic script used in Bali, Indonesia
The script is a descendant of the Brahmi script, and so has many similarities with the modern scripts of South and Southeast Asia. The Balinese script, along
Balinese_script
Abugida script for the Khmer language
symbols instead of Khmer script. Khmer script (Khmer: អក្សរខ្មែរ, Âksâr Khmêr [ʔaksɑː kʰmae]) is an abugida (alphasyllabary) script used to write the Khmer
Khmer_script
Nepalese script
The Newar script is also known as Prachalit script ("popular script"), as it was one of the most widely used script among all of the scripts used in Nepal
Newar_script
Writing systems of northwestern Indian Subcontinent
misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text. The Laṇḍā scripts, from the term laṇḍā meaning "without a tail", is a Punjabi word used to
Laṇḍā_scripts
and 127 mm (5.0 in). It contains 203 lines and about 2,000 mediaeval Sinhala scripts. The Badulla inscription is considered to be the largest pillar inscription
Badulla_Pillar_Inscription
Transliteration scheme
writing Sinhala language text using the English alphabet. A number of tools are available to convert text written using sumihiri to Sinhala script, if desired
Sumihiri
Script of the Maithili language
The Tirhuta script, also known as Mithilakshar or Maithili script, has historically been used for writing Maithili, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by almost
Tirhuta_script
Writing system in the Brahmic family
The Gaudi script (Gāuṛi lipi) is an abugida in the Brahmic family of scripts. By the fourteenth century, Gaudi script had begun to differentiate and gradually
Gaudi_script
Diacritic in many Brahmic scripts
MALAYALAM SIGN CIRCULAR VIRAMA U+0D4D ് MALAYALAM SIGN VIRAMA U+0DCA ් SINHALA SIGN AL-LAKUNA U+0E3A ฺ THAI CHARACTER PHINTHU U+0E4C ์ THAI CHARACTER
Virama
Abugida
(also Khudawadi) is a script used to write the Sindhi language, sometimes used by some Sindhi Hindus even in the present-day. The script originates from Khudabad
Khudabadi_script
Unique vehicle identifier
CL XXXX, EY XXXX, EL XXXx . Afterwards in 1956 a new system with the Sinhala script letter Sri (ශ්රී) in the middle was introduced, this started from Reg
Vehicle_registration_plate
Sri Lankan politician (1931–2025)
date. Wijayatunga also proposed scientific ideas to standardise the Sinhala script. Harischandra Wijayatunga was born on 25 October 1931 at Madamulla in
Harischandra_Wijayatunga
Defines two sets of codes for a number of writing systems
for the representation of names of scripts, is an international standard defining codes for writing systems or scripts (a "set of graphic characters used
ISO_15924
Script for the Zhangzhung language
The Marchen script was a Brahmic abugida which was used for writing the extinct Zhangzhung language. It was derived from the Tibetan script. As per McKay
Marchen_script
Historic Brahmic script
relevant for the Kalinga trade system to have a script. The idea of ascending the throne of Kalinga in Sinhala as a region close to Tamil and introducing the
Kalinga_script
Writing system used for several Batak languages
Indonesian island of Sumatra. The script may be derived from the Kawi and Pallava script, ultimately derived from the Brahmi script of India, or from the hypothetical
Batak_script
Abugida-type writing system
The Soyombo script (Mongolian: Соёмбо бичиг, ᠰᠣᠶᠤᠩᠪᠤ ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠭ 𑪁𑩖𑩻𑩖𑪌𑩰𑩖 𑩰𑩑𑩢𑩑𑪊, romanized: Soyombo bichig, lit. 'self-created holy letters') is
Soyombo_script
Abugida developed by the monk and scholar Zanabazar
Zanabazar's square script is a horizontal Mongolian square script (Mongolian: Хэвтээ Дөрвөлжин бичиг, romanized: Hevtee Dörvöljin bichig or Хэвтээ Дөрвөлжин
Zanabazar_square_script
Writing system
Ogan script is an abugida used to write the Ogan dialect of South Barisan Malay, spoken along the Ogan River. It belongs to the group of Ulu scripts. McDowell
Ogan_script
Writing system family from Sumatra, Indonesia
The Ulu scripts, locally known as Surat Ulu ('upstream script') are a family of writing systems found in the regions of Kerinci, Bengkulu, Palembang and
Ulu_scripts
Bilateral relations
throughout the Bagan period were written and studied through the Sinhala script, with the Sinhala Tripitaka being strictly adhered to as far forward as the Sixth
Myanmar–Sri_Lanka_relations
Writing system of the Assamese language
system of the Assamese language and is a part of the Bengali-Assamese script. This script was also used in Assam and nearby regions for Sanskrit as well as
Assamese_alphabet
Native writing system of Tagbanwa languages and other indigenous languages of Palawan
come from the Kawi script of Java, Bali and Sumatra, which in turn, descended from the Pallava script, one of the southern Indian scripts derived from Brahmi
Tagbanwa_script
tied to both India and Southeast Asia. Sinhala, the dominant language in the country is written in Sinhala script which is derived from the Kadamba-Pallava
Culture_of_Asia
SINHALA SCRIPT
SINHALA SCRIPT
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Fionnghuala, FINUALA means "white shoulder."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Name of a Raga
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Successful
Girl/Female
Hindu
Spurthi
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Lakshmi, Goddess Durga
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu, Fortune giver
Female
Native American
Native American Miwok name SITALA means "of good memory."
Girl/Female
Assamese, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Droplets; Sprinkle of Water; Raining
Girl/Female
Hindu
Always thinking
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Money; Goddess Lakshmi; Dhan
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Companion
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Sanskrit Synonym for Water
Girl/Female
Hindu
Celestial Apsara, Wide, Spacious
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Wide; Spacious
Girl/Female
Arabic, Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Morning Star; Lucky Star
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Full of Affection
Girl/Female
Hindu
A star, Morning star
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Wise
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Pond
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Ashok Tree
SINHALA SCRIPT
SINHALA SCRIPT
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Name of Krishna God
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Robin 1.
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Greek Paulos, PÃ…L means "small."
Girl/Female
Greek Scottish American Persian English
Pearl.
Girl/Female
Hindu
A Shakti of Ganesh, Auspicious, Causing victory
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Tammy, TAMMIE means "palm tree."
Girl/Female
Indian
In Happy mood, Delighted
Boy/Male
Indian
Diminutive of Ahmad, Praised
Girl/Female
Indian
Beautiful
Female
African
born on Friday.
SINHALA SCRIPT
SINHALA SCRIPT
SINHALA SCRIPT
SINHALA SCRIPT
SINHALA SCRIPT
v. i.
To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.
n.
A Scripturist.
v. t.
To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.
v. i.
To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of contempt; hence, to take offense.
superl.
Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines.
v. i.
To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Inhale
v. i.
To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.
imp. & p. p.
of Inhale
v. i.
To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, or the like.
n.
One who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the Scriptures, or who endeavors to regulate his life by them.
v. t.
To inhale and puff out the smoke of, as tobacco; to burn or use in smoking; as, to smoke a pipe or a cigar.
v. t.
To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire.
v. t.
To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking; to inhale; to absorb; as, to suck in air; the roots of plants suck water from the ground.
v. t.
To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to exhale.
v. i.
To inhale air through the nose with violence or with noise, as do dogs and horses.
v. t.
To take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence, also, to utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave.
n.
The title of an incarnation of self-abnegation, virtue, and wisdom, or a deified religious teacher of the Buddhists, esp. Gautama Siddartha or Sakya Sinha (or Muni), the founder of Buddhism.
v. i.
To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to sniff.
v. t.
To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.