Devanagari

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Proper noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also

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[edit] Etymology

From Sanskrit देवनागरी (Devánāgarī), compound of देव (devá), “‘divine’”) + नगर (nágara), “‘city’”); literally “divine city writing”.

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• IPA: /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡəriː/
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[edit] Adjective

Devanagari (not comparable)

1. Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet.

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Singular Devanagari

Plural -

Devanagari

1. An abugida script used to write several Indian languages, mainly Sanskrit and Hindi, but also Marathi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Bihari, Bhili, Konkani, and Bhojpuri. It is also used to write Nepali in Nepal.

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• Nagari / नागरी