1. devanagari - Noun
2. devanagari - Adjective
3. Devanagari - Proper noun
The character in which Sanskrit is written.
Source: Webster's dictionaryFor 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