Devanagari
English
Etymology
From Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), compound of देव (deva, “deity, divine”) + नगर (nagara, “town, city”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/, /ˌdɛvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi/
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
Devanagari (not comparable)
- 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.
Derived terms
Proper noun
Devanagari
- 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.
- Synonym: Devanagari alphabet (nonstandard)
Translations
abugida alphabet of India and Nepal
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Further reading
- Devanagari on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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