(gram.) a sign affixed to a consonant to indicate the vowel sound ಇ (similar to the sound of vowel in English words as bit, kit, etc.); ಗುಡಿಸಿನ ದೀರ್ಘ guḍisina dīrgha (gram.) a sign affixed to a consonant to indicate the long vowel sound ಈ (similar to the sound of vowel in English words as beat, meet, etc.).