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
They struggle over the 46 characters of the Hindi Devanagari script, learn about hygiene and farming.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hindi purists demanded not only Devanagari letters but also Devanagari numbers.
From Time Magazine Archive
The very written characters were justly described by Colebrooke as nothing else but the difficult and beautiful Sanskrit Devanagari deformed for the sake of expeditious writings, such as accounts.
From Life of William Carey by Smith, George
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