devanagari

Speech parts

1. devanagari - Noun

2. devanagari - Adjective

3. Devanagari - Proper noun

Meaning

The character in which Sanskrit is written.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nagari Devanagari script Nagari script Devanagari alphabet sanskrit arabic Cyrillic rune gamma cuneiform deva script IPA Brahmi katakana
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Hypernyms

script syllabary syllabic script

Related terms

Nandinagari Eastern Nagari

Examples

For example, the mid 8th century Pattadakal pillar in Karnataka has text in both Siddha Matrika script, and an early Telugu-Kannada script; while, the Kangra Jvalamukhi inscription in Himachal Pradesh is written in both Sharada and Devanagari scripts. Source: Internet

A third type, called abugida or alphasyllabary, is one where vowels are shown by diacritics or modifications of consonantal base letters, as in Devanagari and other South Asian scripts. Source: Internet

Chinese words like 剎那 chànà ( Devanagari : कषण kṣaṇa 'instantaneous period') were borrowed from Sanskrit. Source: Internet

Devanagari consists of 11 vowels and 33 consonants and is written from left to right. Source: Internet

Devanagari is typically an abugida augmented with dedicated letters for initial vowels, though some traditions use अ as a zero consonant as the graphic base for such vowels. Source: Internet

Devanagari script has forty-seven primary characters, of which fourteen are vowels and thirty-three are consonants. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

devaluer devaluing devan Devanagari alphabet Devanagari numeral Devanagari script