Devanagari
noun
De·va·na·ga·ri
ˌdā-və-ˈnä-gə-rē 
: an alphabet usually employed for Sanskrit and also used as a literary hand for various modern languages of India see Alphabet Table
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Whereas Hindi is written in the Devanagari script, which has strong cultural associations with Hinduism, Urdu is written in the Perso-Arabic script, which has strong associations with Islam.
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Phillip M. Carter, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
Phillip M. Carter, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
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“Devanagari.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Devanagari. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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