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prakrit
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun prakrit has 2 senses
- prakrit(n = noun.communication) - any of the modern Indic languages; is a kind of indic, indo-aryan
- prakrit(n = noun.communication) - any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD; is a kind of indic, indo-aryan
Derived form adjective prakritic1
has particulars: pali
Derived form adjective prakritic1
CIDE DICTIONARY
prakrit, n. [Skr. prāk original, natural, usual, common, vulgar.].
Any one of the popular dialects descended from, or akin to, Sanskrit; -- in distinction from the Sanskrit, which was used as a literary and learned language when no longer spoken by the people. Pali is one of the Prakrit dialects. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
prakrit, n. any of the (esp. ancient or medieval) vernacular dialects of North and Central India existing alongside or derived from Sanskrit.
Etymology
Skr. prakrta unrefined: cf. SANSKRIT
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