Nagari

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A traditional administrative unit of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, consisting of a cluster of villages.
  2. 2
    a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An ancient Indian script, the ancestor of Devanagari and Nandinagari.
  2. 2
    Devanagari script.

Synonyms

All synonyms
devanagaridevanagaridevanagari scriptnagari script

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Indonesian nagari, ultimately from Sanskrit नगरी (nagarī, “city”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit नागरी (nāgarī), feminine of नागर (nāgara, “of the city”, adjective), from नगर (nagara). Related to negara, Angkor.

Related phrases

Eastern Nagariwest sumatra

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