Devanagari
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Devanagari
First recorded in 1775–85; from Sanskrit devanāgarī, equivalent to deva- “god” + nāgarī “pertaining to a city, urbane, refined,” hence “city (writing),” feminine singular adjective derived from nagara- “city”
Example Sentences
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"It also has a striking cross-cultural element. The star pointers carry their standard names in Persian, alongside Sanskrit equivalents etched in the Devanagari script."
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
He wanted to make a small number of good Urdu poems accessible by presenting each in three different scripts — in the original Urdu; in Devanagari, the script of Hindi; and in English transliteration.
From New York Times ● Dec. 18, 2022
Some wanted Hindi written with Roman letters instead of the traditional Devanagari.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hindi purists demanded not only Devanagari letters but also Devanagari numbers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Your Veda Grammar will be a closed book to me, as you print in the later Devanagari goose-foot character.
From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
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