dewanagari

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Indonesian

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Etymology

From Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), देव (deva, “deity, divine”) +‎ नगर (nagara, “town, city”). Compound of dewa +‎ nagari.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: dè‧wa‧na‧ga‧ri

Noun

dèwanagari (first-person possessive dewanagariku, second-person possessive dewanagarimu, third-person possessive dewanagarinya)

  1. 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.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), a compound of देव (deva) + नगर (nagara).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛ.va.naˈɡa.ri/
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  • Rhymes: -ari
  • Syllabification: de‧wa‧na‧ga‧ri

Noun

dewanagari n (indeclinable)

  1. Devanagari (abugida alphabet of India and Nepal)

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