English Etymology Shavian + alphabet Proper noun Shavian alphabet A synthetic alphabet, invented by Ronald Kingsley Read in an attempt to provide a phonetic orthography for the English language. Example: water in Shavian is 𐑢𐑷𐑑𐑼. Synonyms (Shaw’s synthetic alphabet): Shaw alphabet Translations Shaw’s synthetic alphabet German: Shaw-Alphabet n Japanese: ショー文字 (shō moji) Spanish: alfabeto shaviano m See also Appendix:Unicode/Shavian Shavian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.