English Explanatory Dictionary

Prakrit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any one of several Middle Indo-Aryan languages, all derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to this language.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɑː.kɹɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Prakrit.wav

Word forms

Prakrit Prakrits Pracrit Prākrit Pkt.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्राकृत (prākṛta).

Derived words

Dramatic Prakrit Prakritic Prakritism Prakritize Shauraseni Prakrit
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