syllabary

[ sil-uh-ber-ee ]

/ ˈsɪl əˌbɛr i /

a list or catalog of syllables.

a set of written symbols, each of which represents a syllable, used to write a given language: the Japanese syllabary.

Origin of syllabary

From the New Latin word syllabārium, dating back to 1580–90. See syllable, -ary

This syllabary enabled the Japanese to express the sounds of their vernacular without difficulty.

The Progress of Ethnology |John Russell Bartlett
It is called a syllabary, you remember, because each sign stood in their language for a syllable.

St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1886, No. 7. |Various
Kana signifies the Japanese syllabary,—the characters with which the language is written.

Shadowings |Lafcadio Hearn
The pictorial origin of the syllabary has proved of important assistance in reading the texts.

A Primer of Assyriology |Archibald Henry Sayce

In confirmation of this view, a syllabary identifies the Du-azagga with the Apsu.

The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria |Morris Jastrow

syllabary

/ (ˈsɪləbərɪ) /

a table or list of syllables

a set of symbols used in certain writing systems, such as one used for Japanese, in which each symbol represents a spoken syllable

C16: from New Latin syllabārium, from Latin syllaba syllable