Prakritism
UK/ˈpɹɑːkɹɪtɪzəm/US/ˈpɹɑkɹɪtɪzəm/
Prakritism noun: a (usually Sanskrit) word borrowed from a Prakrit, especially one showing the characteristic phonological developments separating the Prakrits from Sanskrit.
Noun
Prakritism (plural Prakritisms)
- A (usually Sanskrit) word borrowed from a Prakrit, especially one showing the characteristic phonological developments separating the Prakrits from Sanskrit.
- ¹ This constant use of sabbai in Chand may be nothing more than a Prakritism for the nom. pl. of Skr. sarvve.1872, John Beames, Comparative Grammar of the Modern Aryan Languages of India, volumes II: The Noun and Pronoun, Trübner and Co., page 25
- With this chapter we once more enter definitely into the sphere of Prakritism. In a considerable number of cases the variations seem to be, in fact, strictly Prakritic.1930, Maurice Bloomfield, Franklin Edgerton, “XIV: Vocalic Liquids and Other Vowels”, in Vedic Variants: A Study of the Variant Readings in the Repeated Mantras of the Veda, volume II: Phonetics...
Forms of Prakritism
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Origin of Prakritism
From Prakrit + -ism; compare Prakritic, Prakritize.
Questions about Prakritism
- What does Prakritism mean?
- Prakritism means a (usually Sanskrit) word borrowed from a Prakrit, especially one showing the characteristic phonological developments separating the Prakrits from Sanskrit.
- What part of speech is Prakritism?
- Prakritism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Prakritism?
- Prakritism is pronounced /ˈpɹɑːkɹɪtɪzəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Prakritism?
- The plural of Prakritism is Prakritisms.
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