s. f. (M.), ) The character used by Kiráṛs in writing. It is derived from the Sanskrit alphabet, but the letters are so mutilated that it is difficult in some cases to trace their origin. It is very deficient in consonants, having no ng, jh, ṭh, d, y or sh; h is generally omitted in writing. The vowels a, i, u appear in the alphabet, but except as initial letters they are omitted in practice. The forms of the letters differ in different towns:—kiṛakí dí likhat ḍilh ḍolá hik. In Kiṛakí writing ḍilh and ḍolá are the same, (i. e., only ḍ and l without any vowels, would be used to express both words); i. q. Laṇḍá.