देवनागरी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devánāgarī).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪eːʋ.nɑːɡ.ɾiː/, [d̪eːʋ.näːɡ.ɾiː]

Proper noun

देवनागरी • (devnāgrī) f (Urdu spelling دیوناگری)

  1. Devanagari

Declension

Declension of देवनागरी (sg-only fem ī-stem)
singular
direct देवनागरी
devnāgrī
oblique देवनागरी
devnāgrī
vocative देवनागरी
devnāgrī

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devánāgarī).

Proper noun

देवनागरी • (devnāgrī) f

  1. Devanagari

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit देवनागरी (devánāgarī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [d̪ebʌnäɡ̞ʌɾi]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: देबनागरि

Proper noun

देवनागरी • (devanāgarī)

  1. Devanagari

Declension

Declension of देवनागरी
Singular
nominative देवनागरी [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾi]
accusative देवनागरीलाई [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾiläi]
instrumental/ergative देवनागरीले [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾile]
dative देवनागरीलाई [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾiläi]
ablative देवनागरीबाट [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾibäʈʌ]
genitive देवनागरीको [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾiko]
locative देवनागरीमा [d̪ebʌnäɡʌɾimä]
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

  • “देवनागरी”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Sanskrit

Etymology

देव (devá) +‎ नगर (nágara) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

देवनागरी • (devánāgarī) f

  1. Devanagari

Descendants

  • → English: Devanagari
  • → Japanese: デーヴァナーガリー

References

Monier Williams (1899) “देवनागरी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 493.

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