Devanagari

[dey-vuh-nah-guh-ree]

De·va·na·ga·ri

[dey-vuh-nah-guh-ree]
noun
an alphabetical script with some syllabic features derived from Brahmi, used for the writing of Hindi and many other languages of India including Sanskrit.
Also called Nagari.


Origin:
1775–85; < Sanskrit devanāgarī
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Devanagari has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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Devanagari (ˌdeɪvəˈnɑːɡərɪ)
 
n
a syllabic script in which Sanskrit, Hindi, and other modern languages of India are written
 
[C18: from Sanskrit: alphabet of the gods, from deva god + nagari an Indian alphabet]

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