Devanagari

//ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi// adj, name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet. not-comparable

    "The etymologies gave words from Hindustani in the Devanagari script accompanied by transliterations in parentheses."

Proper Noun
  1. 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.

Synonyms

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devadevanagari scriptnagarinagarinagari script

Example

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"In addition, devanagari is an abugida, used for Sanskrit, Nepali and Hindi, in which the characters contain a final 'a'-sound if another vowel does not change the sound. However, Arabic and Hebrew use separate systems called abjads, in which the vowels are not always indicated."

Etymology

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

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