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单词 Grantha
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Definition of Grantha in English:

Grantha

noun ˈɡrʌntəˈɡrən(t)ə
mass noun
  • A southern Indian alphabet dating from the 5th century AD, used by Tamil brahmans for the Sanskrit transcriptions of their sacred books.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • One such manuscript in Sanskrit written in Grantha script is of the Ramayan.
    • Tamil has two written forms - Vattelluttu (round script) which is used for everyday, and Grantha, a traditional script.
    • Consider, for example, that the King has his own brahmin priest of Thai ancestry, or that the Thai script is based upon the South Indian Grantha script.
    • Like Tamil and Malayalam, Tulu script is derived from the Grantha script.
    • This led to the arrival of Grantha script in the Sixth Century A.D.

Origin

From Sanskrit grantha (see Adi Granth).

Rhymes

Arunta, Bunter, chunter, grunter, Gunter, hunter, junta, punter, shunter
 
 

Definition of Grantha in US English:

Grantha

nounˈɡrən(t)ə
  • A southern Indian alphabet dating from the 5th century AD, used by Tamil Brahmans when writing Sanskrit transcriptions of their sacred books.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This led to the arrival of Grantha script in the Sixth Century A.D.
    • One such manuscript in Sanskrit written in Grantha script is of the Ramayan.
    • Tamil has two written forms - Vattelluttu (round script) which is used for everyday, and Grantha, a traditional script.
    • Like Tamil and Malayalam, Tulu script is derived from the Grantha script.
    • Consider, for example, that the King has his own brahmin priest of Thai ancestry, or that the Thai script is based upon the South Indian Grantha script.

Origin

From Sanskrit grantha (see Adi Granth).

 
 
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