Prakrit

pronunciation

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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 .

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