Devanagari

ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡəri

Definition

Definition of Devanagari - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

script

TECH.

writing system used for several languages in India

TECH.

Hindi is primarily written in Devanagari.
Marathi is also written in Devanagari.
Devanagari script is complex and beautiful.

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script

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Devanagari script

script used for writing several Indian languages

Hindi is written in Devanagari script.

Origin of Devanagari

Sanskrit, deva (god) + nagari (city)

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Nagari

historical script

ancient script ancestor to Devanagari

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French:dévanagari, ...
German:Devanagari, ...
Italian:Devanagari, ...
Spanish:Devanagari, ...
Portuguese:Devanagari, ...
Chinese:天城文, ...
Japanese:デーヴァナーガリー, ...
Arabic:ديفاناغاري, ...
Hebrew:דֵּוַונָאגָרִי, ...
Russian:деванагари, ...
Ukrainian:деванагарі, ...
Hindi:देवनागरी, ...
Bengali:দেবনাগরী, ...
Catalan:devanagari, ...
Czech:dévanágarí, ...
Danish:Devanagari, ...
Dutch:Devanagari, ...
Greek:Ντεβαναγκάρι, ...
Hungarian:dévanágari, ...
Khmer:អក្សរទេវនាគរី, ...
Korean:데바나가리, ...
Persian:دواناگری, ...
Polish:pismo dewanagari, ...
Portuguese (BR):devanágari, ...
Romanian:Devanagari, ...
Swedish:Devanagari, ...
Thai:อักษรเทวนาครี, ...
Turkish:Devanagari, ...
Vietnamese:chữ Devanagari, ...

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