abugida
Portuguese, noun/a.buˈʒi.dɐ/
abugida is spelled A-B-U-G-I-D-A (7 letters). Abugida is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “abugida (writing system in which consonant-vowel sequences are written as a unit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “um tipo de silabário em que cada símbolo representa uma sílaba inteira, ao invés de apenas uma consoante ou…”.
What does abugida mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineabugida (writing system in which consonant-vowel sequences are written as a unit)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. um tipo de silabário em que cada símbolo representa uma sílaba inteira, ao invés de apenas uma consoante ou vogal
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abugida
- abugidas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abugida?
- Brazil /a.buˈʒi.dɐ/
- Portugal /ɐ.buˈʒi.dɐ/
- Portugal [ɐ.βuˈʒi.ðɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.