Nagari

[nah-guh-ree]

noun

a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
Devanagari.

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They are written in the Nagari alphabet and record various pious foundations.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)
Charles Eliot
All these languages have alphabets derived from early forms of the well-known Nagari character of northern India.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5
Various
While the Hunza Thum is a tyrant, the Nagari ruler has little voice in the government.
Influences of Geographic Environment
Ellen Churchill Semple
On the other hand, in the Nagari character, the non-pronunciation of a final a is not indicated.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6
Various
Nagari, the name given to the characters In Sanskrit and Hindi alphabets.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Edited by Rev. James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for nagari

Nagari

noun

a set of scripts, including Devanagari, used as the writing systems for several languages of India
another word for Devanagari

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