Devanagari
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), compound of देव (deva, “deity, divine”) + नगर (nagara, “town, city”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/, /ˌdɛvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi/
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
[edit]Devanagari (not comparable)
- Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet.
- 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 251:
- The etymologies gave words from Hindustani in the Devanagari script accompanied by transliterations in parentheses.
Derived terms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Devanagari
- 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
[edit]- Devanagari alphabet (nonstandard)
- Nagari (historical)
- abbreviations: (ISO 15924) Deva
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]abugida alphabet of India and Nepal
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Further reading
[edit]Devanagari on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “‖Devanagari, a. and sb.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes III (D–E), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 279, column 1.
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