Associations to the word «Devanagari»

DEVANAGARI, adjective. Of the Devanagari script or of a Devanagari alphabet.

DEVANAGARI, proper noun. An abugida script used to write several Indian languages, mainly Sanskrit and Hindi, but also Marathi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Bihari, Bhili, Konkani, and Bhojpuri. It is also used to write Nepali in Nepal.

DEVANAGARI ALPHABET, proper noun. An incorrect term sometimes used for the Devanagari writing script used for writing several Indian languages, including Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Bihari, Bhili, Konkani, and Bhojpuri. It is also used to write Nepali in Nepal. It is an abugida writing system (not properly called an alphabet) because the base consonant characters include a default schwa vowel sound unless it is modified or removed.

DEVANAGARI NUMERAL, noun. (arithmetic) Any of the ten symbols ०, १, २, ३, ४, ५, ६, ७, ८, ९ used to represent numbers.

DEVANAGARI NUMERALS, noun. Plural of Devanagari numeral

DEVANAGARI, noun. A syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi.