devanagari Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi
    Nagari script; Devanagari script; Nagari.

WordNet

De`va*na"ga*ri noun
Etymology
Skr. dvanagari; dva god + nagara city, i. e., divine city.
Definitions
  1. The character in which Sanskrit is written.

Webster 1913