Sanskritization

English

Alternative forms

• Sanskritisation

Etymology

Sanskritize +‎ -ation

Noun

Sanskritization (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) The introduction of Sanskrit vocabulary in another language or dialect.
2. Changing a word's structure to make it look like a Sanskrit word.
3. A form of social change in India and Nepal, in which members of lower castes seek upward mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of the upper or dominant castes.

Translations

Translations

• Hindi: संस्कृतीकरण m (sanskŕtīkraṇ)
• Italian: sanscritizzazione f
• Telugu: సంస్కృతీకరణం (saṁskr̥tīkaraṇaṁ)