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Prakrit

American  
[prah-krit, -kreet] / ˈprɑ krɪt, -krit /

noun

  1. any of the vernacular Indic languages of the ancient and medieval periods, as distinguished from Sanskrit.

Prakrit British  
/ ˈprɑːkrɪt /

noun

  1. any of the vernacular Indic languages as distinguished from Sanskrit: spoken from about 300 bc to the Middle Ages See also Pali

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Other Word Forms

  • Prakritic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Prakrit

1780–90; < Sanskrit prākṛta, derivative of prakṛti; prakriti

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