Devanagari

Meaning

Adj

Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet.

Name

An abugida script used to write many languages originating in India and Nepal, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Maithili, Bhili, Konkani, Bhojpuri, and Nepali.

Synonyms

Nagari

Devanagari script

Nagari script

characters of Sanskrit

divine city’s writing

Devanagari alphabet

Translations

Devanagari

dévanagari

devanágari

devanágari

devanagari

Devanagari

dévanâgarî

Dewanagari

devanagari

الديفاناجاري

devanāgarī

devanagari

Devanagari

devanagari

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), compound of देव (deva, “deity, divine”) + नगर (nagara, “town, city”).