devanagari

UK /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ/ US /ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi/

adj 1name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

perso-arabic

VERB + DEVANAGARI

learning, read, style, use, using, written

DEVANAGARI + NOUN

script, scripts, urdu

PREP.

ADV.

instead, typically

Definitions

adj

Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet.

The etymologies gave words from Hindustani in the Devanagari script accompanied by transliterations in parentheses.

name

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.

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Synonyms

noun — a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi

nagari

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The etymologies gave words from Hindustani in the Devanagari script accompanied by transliterations in parentheses.

Wiktionary

I'm learning to read Devanagari.

Tatoeba · #5987922

The Dogri language once had its own script, but today it is written in Devanagari and Perso-Arabic scripts.

Tatoeba · #8689304

Kashmiri Muslims use the Perso-Arabic script to write Kashmiri, whereas Kashmiri Hindus typically use the Devanagari script instead.

Tatoeba · #8689335

Today, Maithili is written in the Devanagari script.

Tatoeba · #8689344

The Balbodh script is a slightly modified style of the Devanagari script to write the Marathi language.

Tatoeba · #9938435

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