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- [san-skrit]
- /ˈsæn skrɪt/
- /ˈsænskrɪt/
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- [san-skrit]
- /ˈsæn skrɪt/
Definitions of sanskrit word
- noun sanskrit an Indo-European, Indic language, in use since c1200 b.c. as the religious and classical literary language of India. Abbreviation: Skt. 3
- adjective sanskrit Also, Sanskritic, Sanscritic. of or relating to Sanskrit. 1
- uncountable noun sanskrit Sanskrit is an ancient language which used to be spoken in India and is now used only in religious writings and ceremonies. 1
- noun sanskrit the classical Old Indic literary language, as cultivated from the 4th cent. b.c. onward: because of the antiquity of its written expression and the detailed descriptive analysis it received in the Sutras of the Hindu grammarian Pānini (end of the 4th cent. b.c.), Sanskrit was used as a major source of data in the origin and development of Indo-European comparative linguistics 1
- noun sanskrit any written form of Old Indic, including Vedic 1
- noun sanskrit an ancient language of India, the language of the Vedas, of Hinduism, and of an extensive philosophical and scientific literature dating from the beginning of the first millennium bc. It is the oldest recorded member of the Indic branch of the Indo-European family of languages; recognition of the existence of the Indo-European family arose in the 18th century from a comparison of Sanskrit with Greek and Latin. Although it is used only for religious purposes, it is one of the official languages of India -1
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Origin of sanskrit
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20, Sanskrit is from the Sanskrit word saṃskṛta adorned, perfected
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Parts of speech for Sanskrit
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sanskrit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sanskrit usage trend in Literature
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