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Devanagari

Syllabification: (De·va·na·ga·ri)
Pronunciation: /ˌdāvəˈnägərē/
Definition of Devanagari

noun

  • the alphabet used for Sanskrit, Hindi, and other Indian languages.

Origin:

late 18th century: Sanskrit, literally 'divine town script', from deva 'god' + nāgarī (from nagara 'town'), an earlier name of the script

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