Prakrit
/ˈpɹɑː.kɹɪt/
Prakrit proper noun: any one of several Middle Indo-Aryan languages, all derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages.
Proper noun
Prakrit (plural Prakrits)
- Any one of several Middle Indo-Aryan languages, all derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages.
Adjective
Prakrit (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to this language.
Prakrit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Prakrit in Hindi
- any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
- प्राकृत prākŕt
Prakrit in Tamil
- any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
- பிராகிருதம் pirākirutam
Prakrit in Marathi
- any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
- प्राकृत prākŕt
Prakrit in Urdu
- any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
- پراکرت prākrit
More languagesFewer languages
- Prakrit in Bengali
- প্রাকৃত prakrito
- Prakrit in Telugu
- ప్రాకృతము prākr̥tamu
- Prakrit in Malayalam
- പ്രാകൃതം prākr̥taṁ
- Prakrit in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಾಕೃತ prākṛta, ಪಾಗದ pāgada
- Prakrit in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰਾਕ੍ਰਿਤ prākrit
- Prakrit in Gujarati
- પ્રાકૃત prākŕt
- Prakrit in Sanskrit
- प्राकृत prākṛta
- Prakrit in Indonesian
- Prakerta
- Prakrit in Persian
- پراکریت prākrit
- Prakrit in Thai
- ปรากฤต bpraa-grìt
Forms of Prakrit
| plural | Prakrits |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Pracrit |
| alternative form | Prākrit |
| alternative form | Pkt. |
Origin of Prakrit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्राकृत (prākṛta).
Words formed from Prakrit
Phrases with Prakrit
Words that rhyme with Prakrit
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Questions about Prakrit
- What does Prakrit mean?
- Prakrit means any one of several Middle Indo-Aryan languages, all derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages.
- What is Prakrit in Hindi?
- Prakrit in Hindi is प्राकृत (prākŕt). See Prakrit meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Prakrit?
- Prakrit can be a proper noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Prakrit?
- Prakrit is pronounced /ˈpɹɑː.kɹɪt/.
Words near Prakrit in the dictionary
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