Английская Википедия:Au (Indic)

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Шаблон:Infobox Indic letter

Au is a vowel of Indic abugidas. In modern Indic scripts, Au is derived from the middle "Kushana" Brahmi letter ng, and the Gupta letter Файл:Gupta allahabad au.svg. As an Indic vowel, Au comes in two normally distinct forms: 1) as an independent letter, and 2) as a vowel sign for modifying a base consonant. Bare consonants without a modifying vowel sign have the inherent "A" vowel.

Āryabhaṭa numeration

Шаблон:Further Aryabhata used Devanagari letters for numbers, very similar to the Greek numerals, even after the invention of Indian numerals. The ौ sign was used to modify a consonant's value Шаблон:E, but the vowel letter औ did not have an inherent value by itself.[1]

Historic Au

There are three different general early historic scripts - Brahmi and its variants, Kharoṣṭhī, and Tocharian, the so-called slanting Brahmi. Au was not found in the earliest forms of Brahmi, but was found in the more flowing forms the Kushana Au and Gupta Au. Like all Brahmic scripts, Tocharian Au Au has an accompanying vowel mark for modifying a base consonant. In Kharoṣṭhī, the only independent vowel letter is for the inherent A. All other independent vowels, including Au are indicated with vowel marks added to the letter A.

Brahmi Au

The Brahmi letter Au, is based on the letter O which was probably derived from the Aramaic Waw Файл:Waw.svg. That would make it related to the modern Latin F, V, U, W, Y and Greek Upsilon.[2] Several identifiable styles of writing the Brahmi Au can be found, most associated with a specific set of inscriptions from an artifact or diverse records from an historic period.[3] As the earliest and most geometric style of Brahmi, the letters found on the Edicts of Ashoka and other records from around that time are normally the reference form for Brahmi letters, but only being found in later styles, the reference form of Brahmi Au is back-formed from later styles to match the geometric writing style.

Brahmi Au historic forms
Ashoka
(3rd-1st c. BCE)
Girnar
(~150 BCE)
Kushana
(~150-250 CE)
Gujarat
(~250 CE)
Gupta
(~350 CE)
Файл:Gupta ashoka au.svg Файл:Gupta gujarat au.svg Файл:Gupta allahabad au.svg

Tocharian Au

The Tocharian letter Au is derived from the Brahmi Au. Unlike some of the consonants, Tocharian vowels do not have a Fremdzeichen form.

Tocharian consonants with Au vowel marks
Kau Khau Gau Ghau Cau Chau Jau Jhau Nyau Ṭau Ṭhau Ḍau Ḍhau Ṇau
Файл:Tocharian letter kau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter khau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter gau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter cau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter jau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter jhau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter ttau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter ddau.gif
Tau Thau Dau Dhau Nau Pau Phau Bau Bhau Mau Yau Rau Lau Vau
Файл:Tocharian letter tau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter thau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter dau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter dhau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter nau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter pau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter phau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter bhau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter mau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter yau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter rau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter lau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter vau.gif
Śau Ṣau Sau Hau
Файл:Tocharian letter shau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter ssau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter sau.gif Файл:Tocharian letter hau.gif

Kharoṣṭhī Au

The Kharoṣṭhī letter Au is indicated with the O vowel mark Au plus the vowel length mark Файл:Довгий голосний (залежний знак). Письмо кхароштхі. Kharosthi vowel length mark.svg. As an independent vowel, Au is indicated by adding the vowel marks to the independent vowel letter A A.

Devanagari Au

Шаблон:Main Шаблон:Multiple image Au () is a vowel of the Devanagari abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter Au, after having gone through the Gupta letter Au. Letters that derive from it are the Gujarati letter , and the Modi letter 𑘍.

Devanagari Using Languages

The Devanagari script is used to write the Hindi language, Sanskrit and the majority of Indo-Aryan languages. In most of these languages, ओ is pronounced as Шаблон:IPA-hi. Like all Indic scripts, Devanagari vowels come in two forms: an independent vowel form for syllables that begin with a vowel sound, and a vowel sign attached to base consonant to override the inherent /ə/ vowel.

Bengali Au

Шаблон:Main Шаблон:Multiple image Au () is a vowel of the Bengali abugida. It is derived from the Siddhaṃ letter Au, and is marked by the lack of horizontal head line and less geometric shape than its Devanagari counterpart, ओ.

Bengali Script Using Languages

The Bengali script is used to write several languages of eastern India, notably the Bengali language and Assamese. In most languages, ঔ is pronounced as Шаблон:IPA-bn. Like all Indic scripts, Bengali vowels come in two forms: an independent vowel form for syllables that begin with a vowel sound, and a vowel sign attached to base consonant to override the inherent /ɔ/ vowel.

Gujarati Au

Шаблон:Multiple image Au () is a vowel of the Gujarati abugida. It is derived from the Devanagari Au au, and ultimately the Brahmi letter au.

Gujarati-using Languages

The Gujarati script is used to write the Gujarati and Kutchi languages. In both languages, ઔ is pronounced as Шаблон:IPA-gu. Like all Indic scripts, Gujarati vowels come in two forms: an independent vowel form for syllables that begin with a vowel sound, and a vowel sign attached to base consonant to override the inherent /ə/ vowel.

Javanese Au

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Telugu Au

Шаблон:Multiple image Au () is a vowel of the Telugu abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter Au. It is closely related to the Kannada letter . Like in other Indic scripts, Telugu vowels have two forms: and independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of Telugu consonant letters. Vowel signs in Telugu can interact with a base consonant in one of three ways: 1) the vowel sign touches or sits adjacent to the base consonant without modifying the shape of either 2) the vowel sign sits directly above the consonant, replacing its v-shaped headline, 3) the vowel sign and consonant interact, forming a ligature.

Файл:Telugu Au matra.svg
Telugu Au vowel sign on క, ఖ, గ, ఘ & ఙ: Kau, Khau, Gau, Ghau and Ngau. Note that how the vowel sign interacts with the base consonant is dependent on the location of the headline, the absence of a headline, and the presence of a tail to attach to.

Malayalam Au

Шаблон:Multiple image Au () is a vowel of the Malayalam abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter Au, via the Grantha letter Au au. Like in other Indic scripts, Malayalam vowels have two forms: an independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of consonant letters. Vowel signs in Malayalam usually sit adjacent to its base consonant - below, to the left, right, or both left and right, but are always pronounced after the consonant sound.

Odia Au

Шаблон:Multiple image Au () is a vowel of the Odia abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter Au, via the Siddhaṃ letter Au au. Like in other Indic scripts, Odia vowels have two forms: an independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of consonant letters. Vowel signs in Odia usually sit adjacent to its base consonant - below, to the left, right, or both left and right, but are always pronounced after the consonant sound. No base consonants are altered in form when adding a vowel sign, and there are no consonant+vowel ligatures in Odia.

Kaithi Au

Шаблон:Multiple image Au (𑂌) is a vowel of the Kaithi abugida. It ultimately arose from the Brahmi letter Au, via the Siddhaṃ letter Au Au. Like in other Indic scripts, Kaithi vowels have two forms: an independent letter for word and syllable-initial vowel sounds, and a vowel sign for changing the inherent "a" of consonant letters. Vowel signs in Kaithi usually sit adjacent to its base consonant - below, to the left, right, or both left and right, but are always pronounced after the consonant sound. No base consonants are altered in form when adding a vowel sign, and there are no consonant+vowel ligatures in Kaithi.

Comparison of Au

The various Indic scripts are generally related to each other through adaptation and borrowing, and as such the glyphs for cognate letters, including Au, are related as well. Шаблон:Indic glyph

Character encodings of Au

Most Indic scripts are encoded in the Unicode Standard, and as such the letter Au in those scripts can be represented in plain text with unique codepoint. Au from several modern-use scripts can also be found in legacy encodings, such as ISCII. Шаблон:Indic encoding

References

Шаблон:Reflist Шаблон:Devanagari abugida

  1. Шаблон:Cite book
  2. Шаблон:Cite web
  3. Evolutionary chart, Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Vol 7, 1838 [1]