Devanagari, Dēvanāgarī, Devanāgarī, Deva-nagari: 9 definitions
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Devanagari means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Devanagari has 8 English definitions available.
Alternative spellings of this word include Devnagri.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchDevanāgarī (देवनागरी):—(deva + nā) f. göttliche d. i. heilige Stadtschrift (es ist wohl eine best. Stadt zu verstehen, von der aus diese Schrift Verbreitung fand), Name der gangbaren Sanskrit-Schrift [Colebrooke II, 27.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungDevanāgarī (देवनागरी):—f. Bez. der gangbaren Sanskrit-Schrift.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Deva, Nagari, Nakari, Teva.
Full-text (+31): Nagari, Balabodha, Devapura, Petfoyo, Balabandhu, Balabamdu, Dico, Okara, Gurumukhi, Brahmi, Sheersh-rekha, I, Ca, Anuswaar, Pa, Pancarna, Bagalamukhi, Cha, Varga, Kha.
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