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Prakrit (n.)
collective name for the popular dialects of ancient northern and central India (distinguished from and succeeding Sanskrit), sometimes also applied to modern languages (Hindi, Bengali, etc.), 1766, from Sanskrit prakrta- "natural, original" (opposed to samskrta- "prepared, refined"), from pra- "before, forward, forth" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward," hence "before") + krta- "to make, do, perform," from PIE root *k(w)er- "to make, form" (related to karma). Related: Prakritic.
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Definitions of Prakrit from WordNet
Dictionary entries near Prakrit
Prague
prairie
prairie-oyster
praise
praiseworthy
Prakrit
praline
pram
prance
prancer
prandial