Devanagari
[ dey-vuh-nah-guh-ree ]
/ ˌdeɪ vəˈnɑ gəˌri /
noun
an alphabetical script with some syllabic features derived from Brahmi, used for the writing of Hindi and many other languages of India including Sanskrit.
Also called
Nagari.
Origin of Devanagari
First recorded in 1775–85,
Devanagari is from the Sanskrit word
devanāgarī
Example sentences from the Web for devanagari
Adherents to Buddhism; alphabet derived from the Devanagari.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man |Robert Gordon LathamIts alphabetical script is Devanagari, literally "divine abode."
Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda
British Dictionary definitions for devanagari
Devanagari
/ (ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡərɪ) /
noun
a syllabic script in which Sanskrit, Hindi, and other modern languages of India are written
Word Origin for Devanagari
C18: from Sanskrit: alphabet of the gods, from
deva god +
nagari an Indian alphabet