Home › Words › N › nagarinagarinagari means an ancient Indian script, the ancestor of Devanagari and Nandinagari.EtymologyBorrowed from Sanskrit नागरी (nāgarī), feminine of नागर (nāgara, “of the city”, adjective), from नगर (nagara). Related to negara, Angkor.nameAn ancient Indian script, the ancestor of Devanagari and Nandinagari.Devanagari script.nounA traditional administrative unit of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, consisting of a cluster of villages.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.minang 61% match — Synonym of Minangkabau (“member of West Sumatran ethnic group”). vs nagari →nurhag 53% match — A nuraghe. vs nagari →nirgunty 52% match — A low-ranking official responsible for the regulation of irrigation and the distribution of water. vs nagari →rajbari 52% match — a mansion or palace built as a residence for a Hindu rajah, typically in India or Bangladesh. vs nagari →daerah 51% match — An administrative division in parts of West Africa and Southeast Asia. vs nagari →darughah 50% match — A tribal or city prefect or magistrate. vs nagari →magar 50% match — A member of a particular ethnic group from Nepal and northern India. vs nagari →nair 49% match — A member of a group of Indian Hindu castes originating from Kerala. vs nagari →