Devanagari

American  

[dey-vuh-nah-guh-ree] / ˌdeɪ vəˈnɑ gəˌri /

noun

1. an alphabetic script with some syllabic features derived from Brahmi, used for the writing of Hindi and many other languages of India including Sanskrit.

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Devanagari British  

/ ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡərɪ /

noun

1. a syllabic script in which Sanskrit, Hindi, and other modern languages of India are written

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Etymology

Origin of Devanagari

First recorded in 1775–85; from Sanskrit devanāgarī, equivalent to deva- “god” + nāgarī “pertaining to a city, urbane, refined,” hence “city (writing),” feminine singular adjective derived from nagara- “city”

Example Sentences

He wanted to make a small number of good Urdu poems accessible by presenting each in three different scripts — in the original Urdu; in Devanagari, the script of Hindi; and in English transliteration.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2022

Hindi purists demanded not only Devanagari letters but also Devanagari numbers.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some wanted Hindi written with Roman letters instead of the traditional Devanagari.

From Time Magazine Archive

They struggle over the 46 characters of the Hindi Devanagari script, learn about hygiene and farming.

From Time Magazine Archive

The very written characters were justly described by Colebrooke as nothing else but the difficult and beautiful Sanskrit Devanagari deformed for the sake of expeditious writings, such as accounts.

From Life of William Carey by Smith, George