देवनागरी

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devánāgarī).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

देवनागरी (devnāgrīf (Urdu spelling دیوناگری)

  1. Devanagari

Declension

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devánāgarī).

Proper noun

देवनागरी (devnāgrīf

  1. Devanagari

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devánāgarī).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

देवनागरी (devanāgarī)

  1. Devanagari

Declension

Declension of देवनागरी
Singular
nominative देवनागरी
accusative देवनागरीलाई
instrumental/ergative देवनागरीले
dative देवनागरीलाई
ablative देवनागरीबाट
genitive देवनागरीको
locative देवनागरीमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

  • देवनागरी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Sanskrit

Etymology

देव (devá) +‎ नगर (nágara) +‎ -ई ().

Pronunciation

Proper noun

देवनागरी (devánāgarīf

  1. Devanagari

References

Monier Williams (1899) “देवनागरी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 493.