Prakrit
pronunciation
How to pronounce Prakrit in British English: UK
How to pronounce Prakrit in American English: US
Word Origin
- Prakrit (n.)
- popular dialect of ancient northern and central India (distinguished from Sanskrit), sometimes also applied to modern languages, 1766, from Sanskrit prakrta- "natural, original" (opposed to samskrta- "prepared, refined"), from pra- "before, forward, forth" (see pro-) + krta- "to make, do, perform," from PIE root *k(w)er- "to make, form" (related to karma).
Example
- 1. Study of languages kannad , hindi , english , sanskrit , prakrit , marathi and brahami script .