[ ˌdeɪvə'nα:g(ə)ri , ˌdɛv- ]
■ noun the alphabet used for Sanskrit, Hindi, and other Indian languages.
Origin
from Sanskrit, lit. 'divine town script', from deva 'god' + nāgarī , an earlier name of the script.
[ ˌdeɪvə'nα:g(ə)ri , ˌdɛv- ]
■ noun the alphabet used for Sanskrit, Hindi, and other Indian languages.
Origin
from Sanskrit, lit. 'divine town script', from deva 'god' + nāgarī , an earlier name of the script.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004