ध्वननम्

{ dhvananam }

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ध्वननम् [dhvananam]   [ध्वन्-करणे ल्युट्]
Sounding.
Hinting at, suggesting or implying (as a meaning).
(In Rhet.) The same as व्यञ्जना q. v., or that power of a word or sentence by virtue of which it conveys a sense different from its primary or secondary meaning, suggestive power; cf. अञ्जन also वृत्तिर्व्यञ्जनध्वननगमनप्रत्यायनादिव्यपदेश- विषया व्यञ्जना नाम [S. D.]
Humming, indistinct utterance.