Sanskrit
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EtymologyEdit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛtá, “perfected, prepared, constructed, refined”).
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Sanskrit (uncountable)
- A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism. [from 1610s[1]]
- Hyponyms: Classical Sanskrit, Vedic Sanskrit
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Sanskrit (not comparable)
- Relating to Sanskrit.
- Synonym: Sanskritic
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2022), “Sanskrit”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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See alsoEdit
- Prakrit
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Sanskrit terms
- Appendix:Sanskrit Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Sanskrit
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EtymologyEdit
Probably borrowed from a European language, ultimately from Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛta).
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Sanskrit n
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Sanskrit n (proper noun, strong, genitive Sanskrit or Sanskrits)
- Sanskrit
- Synonyms: Altindisch, altindische Sprache
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Further readingEdit
- “Sanskrit” in Duden online
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Sanskrit
- Sanskrit language