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Devanagari meaning in Sanskrit

देवनागरी devanāgarī

UK/ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡ(ə)ɹɪ//ˌdeɪvəˈnɑɡəɹi/

Devanagari in Sanskrit: देवनागरी (devanāgarī), नागर (nāgara). In English, Devanagari means of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet.

Sanskrit words for Devanagari

abugida alphabet of India and Nepal
देवनागरी devanāgarī, नागर nāgara

English meaning of Devanagari

  1. adjective Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet.
  2. proper noun An abugida script used to write many languages originating in India and Nepal, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Maithili, Bhili, Konkani, Bhojpuri, and Nepali.

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Questions about Devanagari in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of Devanagari in Sanskrit?
Devanagari in Sanskrit is देवनागरी (devanāgarī), नागर (nāgara).
Devanagari इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Devanagari: देवनागरी (devanāgarī), नागर (nāgara).
What does Devanagari mean in English?
Devanagari means of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Devanagari (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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