Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

देवनागरी

/devanāgarī/Roman

English meaning: Devanagari

Hindi Definition

(हिन्दी)

हिंदी, संस्कृत और अनेक भारतीय भाषाओं को लिखने के लिए प्रयुक्त वर्णमाला।

English Definition

The abugida writing script used for Hindi, Sanskrit, Marathi, and several other South Asian languages.

Example

देवनागरी में ४८ वर्ण होते हैं।

In English: Devanagari has 48 characters.

Synonyms

  • नागरी लिपि

Literary Heritage

निज भाषा उन्नति अहै, सब उन्नति को मूल।

/nija bhāṣā unnati ahai, saba unnati ko mūla/

The progress of one's own language is the root of all progress.

Bharatendu Harishchandra · Father of Modern Hindi Literature · 1850–1885 CE

Bharatendu Granthavali

Bharatendu Harishchandra — seminal statement on the primacy of Hindi language

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Language information

Language
हिन्दी
Hindi
Script
Devanagari
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
600M
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