[nah-guh-ree] 
| 1. | a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India. |
| 2. | Devanagari. |
[dey-vuh-nah-guh-ree] | an alphabetical script with some syllabic features derived from Brahmi, used for the writing of Hindi and many other languages of India including Sanskrit. |
| De·va·na·ga·ri (dā'və-nä'gə-rē) n. The alphabet in which Sanskrit and many modern Indian languages are written. Also called Nagari. [Sanskrit devanāgarī, royal city writing (from its supposedly having been invented in Pataliputra, a royal city in India) : deva-, divine, royal; see dyeu- in Indo-European roots + nāgarī, feminine of nāgara-, of a city (from nagaram, city, probably of Dravidian origin).] |
| Na·ga·ri (nä'gə-rē) n. See Devanagari. |
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