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<b>Devanagari</b> is a script to write languages in ] like [[Hindi language |
<b>Devanagari</b> is a script to write languages in ] like [[Hindi language |
Hindi]], ] and [[Marathi language |
Hindi]], ] and [[Marathi language |
Marathi]]. <i>deva</i> signifies <i>'heavenly'</i> and <i>nagari 'script of the city'</i> in Sanskrit. An often-used transcription variant is <i>Devnagri</i>.
Marathi]]. Devanagari is also used to write ]. <i>deva</i> signifies <i>'heavenly'</i> and <i>nagari 'script of the city'</i> in Sanskrit. An often-used transcription variant is <i>Devnagri</i>.
Devanagari is partly ] in the sense that a word written in it can
Devanagari is partly ] in the sense that a word written in it can
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In ITRANS, the word Devanagari is written as "devanaagarii".
In ITRANS, the word Devanagari is written as "devanaagarii".
Devanagari is also used to write ].
(Note: "Devanagari" is the most common transliteration. Others are
(Note: "Devanagari" is the most common transliteration. Others are
Revision as of 17:22, 21 September 2002
Devanagari is a script to write languages in India like
Hindi, Sanskrit and
Marathi. Devanagari is also used to write Nepali. deva signifies 'heavenly' and nagari 'script of the city' in Sanskrit. An often-used transcription variant is Devnagri.
Devanagari is partly phonetic in the sense that a word written in it can
only be pronounced in one way, but not all possible pronunciations can be written perfectly.
Devanagari has 34 consonants ("vyanjan"), and 12 vowels ("svar"). A
syllable ("akshar") is formed by the combination of zero or one or more
consonants, and one vowel.
Devanagari Vowels and Related Symbols
Vowel
Transliteration
Pronunciation/Note
अ
a
'a' as in about
आ
aa
'a' as in art
इ
i
'i' as in pit
ई
ii
'ee' as in wheel
उ
u
'u' as in put
ऊ
uu
'oo' as in soot
ऋ
RRi
ॠ
RRI
ऌ
LLi
ॡ
LLI
ए
e
'a' as in rate
ऐ
ai
ओ
o
औ
au
ः
aH
visarga
्
halant
suppresses inherent vowel
When no vowel is written, 'a' is assumed. To specifically denote the
absence of a vowel, a halant is used.
Devanagari Consonants
क
k
ख
kh
ग
g
घ
gh
च
ch
छ
chh
ज
j
झ
jh
ट
T
ठ
Th
ड
D
ढ
Dh
ण
N
त
t
थ
th
द
d
ध
dh
न
n
प
p
फ
ph
ब
b
भ
bh
म
m
य
y
र
r
ल
l
व
v/w
श
sh
shh
स
s
ह
h
ळ
L
ksh
gy/dny
The letters above are pronounced as in English, with the exceptions
of:
Consonant
Pronunciation
ण
N
त
t
थ
th
द
d
'th' as in the
ध
dh
ळ
L
Among these, 'L' and 'N' are not used in Hindi. The entire set is
used in Marathi.
There is no distinction of case, i.e. no uppercase and lowercase
letters.
Devanagari digits are written as follows:
Devanagari Digits
०
0
१
1
२
2
३
3
४
4
५
5
६
6
७
7
८
8
९
9
The ITRANS notation
is a lossless transliteration scheme of
Devanagari into English. The letters used to represent Devanagari
alphabets in this notation have approximately the same pronunciation
in English. It is widely used on Usenet.
In ITRANS, the word Devanagari is written as "devanaagarii".
(Note: "Devanagari" is the most common transliteration. Others are
"Devnagri", "Devanagri", "Deonagri"(rare).)