Devanagari

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English[edit]

Devanagari script (vowels top, consonants bottom) in the Chandas font.

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), compound of देव (deva, deity, divine) + नगर (nagara, town, city). By surface analysis, Deva +‎ Nagari.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/, /ˌdɛvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi/
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Adjective[edit]

Devanagari (not comparable)

  1. Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet.
    • 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 251:
      The etymologies gave words from Hindustani in the Devanagari script accompanied by transliterations in parentheses.

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Devanagari

  1. 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.

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