Devanagari

Script primarily used for Sanskrit, Hindi, and other Indian languages.

Deva Nagari Devanagari script

Devanagari is a left-to-right abugida script used primarily for writing Sanskrit, Hindi, and other Indian languages. It is one of the most widely used scripts in India.

/ˌdeːvəˈnɑːɡərɪ/

Devanagari is derived from the name of the city Devanagara, a former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire.

Devanagari is a script used to write many Indian languages, like Hindi and Sanskrit, where each letter has its own unique shape.

What languages use Devanagari? It is used for Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali
Where did the name come from? 'Devanagari' means 'city of gods'
Is it an abugida? Yes, it is a script where consonants have inherent vowels

abugida script

Marathi script Gujarati script Bengali script

Indian languages writing systems

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