Devanagari

[ dey-vuh-nah-guh-ree ]

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.

Origin of Devanagari

1
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”

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Devanagari

/ (ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡərɪ) /


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

Origin of Devanagari

1
C18: from Sanskrit: alphabet of the gods, from deva god + nagari an Indian alphabet

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