Nagari Script (Noun)
Meaning
A syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The Nagari script is an abugida first used widely in the early 12th century in India to write Sanskrit and other languages of the subcontinent.
- The modern Devanagari Nagari script is the most common script used to write Hindi, though the use of the Latin alphabet is growing increasingly common in informal contexts.
- After India gained independence in 1947, the use of the Nagari script as an official government, public and educational medium was emphasized and many people adapted their name spellings to conform to the new norms when they wrote their names in the Nagari script.
- As a syllabic script, Nagari requires less than five key features to support it, making it very simple.
- Many Sanskrit texts up to the early 19th century were written as hasya in Nagari script.