Etymology

nagari

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Today it means: A traditional administrative unit of the Minangkabau people of West Sumatra, Indonesia, consisting of a cluster of villages. Full definition →

Indonesian nagari ← Sanskrit नगरी
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nagari · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromनगरी“city”
  2. Indonesian · borrowed fromnagari
  3. English todaynagari

From Indonesian nagari, ultimately from Sanskrit नगरी (nagarī, “city”).

Nagari · proper noun2

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromनागरी
  2. English todayNagari

Borrowed from Sanskrit नागरी (nāgarī), feminine of नागर (nāgara, “of the city”, adjective), from नगर (nagara). Related to negara, Angkor.

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