prākṛta

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्राकृत (prākṛta, “a provincial or vernacular dialect; an ordinary, common, low or vulgar man; original, natural”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pra.k(ə̆)r.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Homophone: prakṛta
• Hyphenation: pra‧kṛ‧ta

Noun

prākṛta

1. arrangement, composition, story
2. rewriting, retelling
3. product
4. nature

   Synonym: sahaja

5. Alternative spelling of prakṛti

Alternative forms

• prakṛta

Derived terms

• amrākṛta
• pinarakṛta
• pinrākṛta

 

Further reading

• "prākṛta" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.