Devanagari
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Devanagari
- /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/ UK
- /ˌdɛvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/ UK
- /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), compound of दे॒व (devá, “divine”) + नग॑र॒ (nágara, “town; city”).
adjective
- Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet. The etymologies gave words from Hindustani in the Devanagari script accompanied by transliterations in parentheses.
proper noun
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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.
Similar: Nagari
Translations
Every language
name abugida alphabet of India and Nepal
| Español | devanágari, devanagarí, devanagari |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 데바나가리 debanagari |
| 日本語 | デーヴァナーガリー dēvanāgarī |
| 中文 | 天城文 tiānchéngwén |
| हिन्दी | देवनागरी devnāgrī, नागरी nāgrī, नागर nāgar |
| Português | devanágari |
| Français | dévanagari, devanagari |
| Deutsch | Devanagari, Dewanagari |
| Italiano | devanagari |
| Ελληνικά | ντεβανάγκαρι ntevanágkari |
| Română | devanagari |
| Русский | девана́гари dɛvanágari |
| العربية | دِيفَانَاجَارِي difanagarī, دِيفَانَاجَارِي difanajarī, دِيفَانَاغَارِي difanaḡarī, دِيفَانَاغَارِي difanagarī |
| עברית | דֶּוַונַאגַּרִי devanagarí |
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title = {Devanagari},
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