English Explanatory Dictionary

Sanskrit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism.
adj
  1. Relating to Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

/ˈsænskɹɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sanskrit.wav /sənˈskrɪt̪/

Word forms

Sanskrit Skt. Sanscreet Samescretan Hanscrit Samscred Samscrit Sangskrit Sanschrit Sanschrite Sanscrit Sansskirrit Shamscrit Shanscreet Shanscrit Shanscrita Shanscritta Shanskreet Shanskrit Sungskrit Sunscrit Sunskrit

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सं॒स्कृ॒त (saṃskṛtá, “perfected; prepared; constructed; refined”). First use appears c. 1617 in the publications of Samuel Purchas.

Synonyms

Sanskritic

Related words

Prakrit Wiktionary’s coverage of Sanskrit terms

Derived words

Classical Sanskrit Sanskritic Sanskritisation Sanskritise Sanskritised Sanskritism sanskritist Sanskritization Sanskritize Sanskritized Sanskritocentric Sanskritologist Vedic Sanskrit
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