"Devanagari (/\u02CCde\u026Av\u0259\u02C8n\u0251\u02D0\u0261\u0259ri\u02D0/ DAY-v\u0259-NAH-g\u0259r-ee; Hindustani: [d\u032Ae\u02D0\u028B\u02C8na\u02D0\u0261ri]; \u0926\u0947\u0935\u0928\u093E\u0917\u0930\u0940 devan\u0101gar\u012B a compound of \"deva\" [\u0926\u0947\u0935] and \"n\u0101gar\u012B\" [\u0928\u093E\u0917\u0930\u0940]), also called Nagari (N\u0101gar\u012B, \u0928\u093E\u0917\u0930\u0940), is an abugida (alphasyllabary) alphabet of India and Nepal. It is written from left to right, has a strong preference for symmetrical rounded shapes within squared outlines, and is recognisable by a horizontal line that runs along the top of full letters."@en . . . .