Devanagari

Definition

Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet.

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), compound of देव (deva, “deity, divine”) + नगर (nagara, “town, city”).

Example Sentences

• "The etymologies gave words from Hindustani in the Devanagari script accompanied by transliterations in parentheses."