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Meaning of "Devanagari" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DEVANAGARI

From Sanskrit: alphabet of the gods, from deva god + nagari an Indian alphabet.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DEVANAGARI

Devanagari  [ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEVANAGARI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Devanagari is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEVANAGARI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Devanagari

Devanagari

Devanagari, also called Nagari, is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal. It is written from left to right, does not have distinct letter cases, and is recognisable by a horizontal line that runs along the top of full letters. Since the 19th century, it has been the most commonly used script for writing Sanskrit. Devanagari is used to write Hindi, Nepali and Marathi among other languages and dialects. It was formerly used to write Gujarati. Because it is the standardised script for the Hindi, Nepali and Marathi language, Devanagari is one of the most used and adopted writing systems in the world.

Definition of Devanagari in the English dictionary

The definition of Devanagari in the dictionary is a syllabic script in which Sanskrit, Hindi, and other modern languages of India are written.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEVANAGARI


allegory
ˈælɪɡərɪ
buggery
ˈbʌɡərɪ
Calgary
ˈkælɡərɪ
category
ˈkætɪɡərɪ
demagoguery
ˌdɛməˈɡɒɡərɪ
eugarie
ˈjuːɡərɪ
Gregory
ˈɡrɛɡərɪ
Hungary
ˈhʌŋɡərɪ
ironmongery
ˈaɪənˌmʌŋɡərɪ
Nagari
ˈnɑːɡərɪ
piggery
ˈpɪɡərɪ
skulduggery
skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ
skullduggery
skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ
snuggery
ˈsnʌɡərɪ
subcategory
ˈsʌbˌkætəɡərɪ
sugary
ˈʃʊɡərɪ
thuggery
ˈθʌɡərɪ
tigery
ˈtaɪɡərɪ
vinegary
ˈvɪnɪɡərɪ
yugarie
ˈjuːɡərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEVANAGARI

Deutsch
Deutsche Mark
Deutschland
Deutschmark

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEVANAGARI

Bari
Bihari
Cagliari
calamari
Dari
Ferrari
gari
hegari
Kalahari
koftgari
kumari
lari
Mari
Qatari
safari
sari
Sassari
Shari
Sungari
zingari

Synonyms and antonyms of Devanagari in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Devanagari» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEVANAGARI

Find out the translation of Devanagari to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Devanagari from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Devanagari» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

梵文
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Devanagari
570 millions of speakers

English

Devanagari
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

देवनागरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الديفنغارية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

деванагари
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Devanagari
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দেবনাগরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

devanagari
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Devanagari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Devanagari
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

デバナーガリ文字
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

데바 나가리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Devanagari
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Devanagari
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேவநாகரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

देवनागरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Devanagari
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Devanagari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dewanagari
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

деванагарі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Devanagari
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Devanagari
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Devanagari
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Devanagari
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Devanagari
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Devanagari

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVANAGARI»

The term «Devanagari» is regularly used and occupies the 80.903 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Devanagari
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVANAGARI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Devanagari» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Devanagari» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Devanagari

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEVANAGARI»

Discover the use of Devanagari in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Devanagari and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Sanskrit Grammar for Beginners, in Devanagari and Roman ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Friedrich Max Muller, 2008
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Sree Bhavartha Ratnakara: English Translation, with Original ...
Verse treatise on Hindu astrology.
‎1970
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A Sanskrit Grammar for Beginners in Devanagari and Roman ...
Students should be cautioned against using the Roman letters instead of the Devanagari when beginning to learn Sanskrit. The paradigms should be impressed on the memory in their real and native form, otherwise their first impressions will ...
Friedrich Max Müller, 1870
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Gold Coins of the World: From Ancient Times to the Present. ...
Rv. Devanagari "Sri Pratapa Devaraya." 354. 1 Pagoda ND. 3.40 gm. 355. 1⁄2 Pagoda ND. 1.70 gm. DEVARAYA II, 1426-1466 Elephant walking left. / Rv. Devanagari "Sri Devaraya." Pagoda ND. 0.85 gm. KRISHNA DEVA RAJA,1509- 1529 ...
Arthur L. Friedberg, Ira S. Friedberg, 2009
5
Urdu through Hindi: nastaliq with the help of Devanagari
An attempt to help English speaking students learn the Urdu alphabet through Hindi.
Afroz Taj, 1997
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A Primer of Modern Standard Hindi
Introduction Modern Standard Hindi is most commonly written in the devanagari ( or sometimes simply nagari) writing system. This orthography is also employed for the writing of Sanskrit, Marathi, and Nepali. It is historically related to a number  ...
Michael C. Shapiro, 1989
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Where East Looks West: Success in English in Goa and on the ...
Signs written in the Devanagari script could very well be in Hindi but they could also be in Marathi, Konkani or some other northern Indian language that uses the Devanagari script. They could also be written in Devanagari script but are, in fact  ...
Dennis Kurzon, 2004
8
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
Gita-govinda. A beautiful and very popular poem, by Jayadcva, on Crishna, and his youthful adventures. Bengal character. Ly. J. 11. a. Cumara Sambhava. An epic poem on the birth of Cartica, with notes, by Calidasa. Devanagari character.
Royal Society (Great Britain), Charles Hutton, George Shaw, 1809
9
The philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of ...
9. b. Ditto. With an index. Devanagari character. I/. J. 10. Gita-govinda. A beautiful and very popular poem, by Jayadcva, on Crishna, and his youthful adventures. Bengal character. I/. J. 1 1. a. Cumara Sambhava. An epic poem on the birth of ...
10
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of ...
Gita-govinda. A beautiful and very popular poem, by Jayadcva, on Crishna, and his youthful adventures. Bengal character. V- J. 11. a. Cumara Sarnbhava. An epic poem on the birth of Cartica, with notes, by Calidasa. Devanagari character.
Charles Hutton, George Shaw, Richard Pearson, 1809

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEVANAGARI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Devanagari is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tribal Affairs ministry follows PM Narendra Modi's order to document …
... used for medicine, the name of the plant in local language in Devanagari script and botanical name or English name if any," said the official. «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
2
South Mumbai RTO stumbles upon fake driving licence scam …
But there were spelling mistakes in the Devanagari script — both on the fake Aadhaar cards and smart card licences. It's not clear at. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
3
That's write
... Kitta) to appreciate the beauty and harmony in the Devanagari script. ... (not just Devanagari) as innovative props in interior design, fine arts, ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
4
Swift Key to introduce layouts for nine more Indian languages
The Swift Key 5.3.2 version supports the languages like Tamil, Devanagari, and Gujarati scripts. This means that the layout will be very helpful ... «The Wiire, Jul 15»
5
SwiftKey adds adaptive layouts for Indian languages
SwiftKey already supports adaptive layouts across all languages that use the Devanagari, Tamil and Gujarati scripts. The re-imagined layouts ... «India Today, Jul 15»
6
Innovation Nation: The Value Of Traditional And Civilizational …
Written originally in Malayalam, Sanskrit and Konkani/Devanagari by vaidyas Itty Achuthan Kollat, Ranga Bhat, Vinayaka Pandit and Appu Bhat ... «Swarajya, Jun 15»
7
Dot bharat domain name initiative fails to take off
It was launched in the Devanagari script covering several local languages, including Hindi, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Marathi, Nepali and Sindhi. «Livemint, Jun 15»
8
A round to remember
Back left: Sean Lyon, Cindy Lyon, Frank Palazzolo, Gail Lyon, Karen Lyon, Jerry Lyon, Matthew Palazzolo, Devanagari Palazzolo, Vince ... «The Ridgefield Press, Jun 15»
9
Recent developments in intellectual property laws in India- Part 1
Policy Framework for Bharat domain name in Devanagari script ... to proliferate Bharat domain name written in Devanagari script in the internet ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
10
Rediscover the Brahmi script
As Rabindranath Tagore's Hindi translation appears on the screen in the Devanagari script, this is accompanied by various circular and square ... «Mid-Day, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Devanagari [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/devanagari>. Apr 2024 ».
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