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单词 devanagari
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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

Words nearby Devanagari

de Valois, devaluate, devaluation, devaluationist, devalue, Devanagari, de Varona, devascularization, devastate, devastating, devastation
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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 Latham
  • Its 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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