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nagari

nagari noun: a traditional administrative unit of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, consisting of a cluster of villages.

Noun

nagari (plural nagaris)

  1. A traditional administrative unit of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, consisting of a cluster of villages.

Proper noun capitalized: Nagari

Nagari

  1. An ancient Indian script, the ancestor of Devanagari and Nandinagari.
  2. Devanagari script.

nagari meaning in Tamil

nagari in Tamil

தேவநகரி, நகரி

Forms of nagari

pluralnagaris

Origin of nagari

From Indonesian nagari, ultimately from Sanskrit नगरी (nagarī, “city”).

Borrowed from Sanskrit नागरी (nāgarī), feminine of नागर (nāgara, “of the city”, adjective), from नगर (nagara). Related to negara, Angkor.

Words formed from nagari

Questions about nagari

What does nagari mean?
Nagari means a traditional administrative unit of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, consisting of a cluster of villages.
What is nagari in Tamil?
Nagari in Tamil is தேவநகரி, நகரி. See Nagari meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nagari?
Nagari can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of nagari?
The plural of nagari is nagaris.

Words near nagari in the dictionary

  1. Nagarajan
  2. Nagarajans
  3. Nagaraju
  4. nagaras
  5. Nagaree
  6. nagari
  7. nagaris
  8. Nagarjuna
  9. Nagarkar
  10. Nagarkot
  11. Nagarkurnool

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