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Sanskritisation

Sanskritisation is the alternative spelling of Sanskritization.

Meaning of Sanskritization

Noun

Sanskritization (uncountable)

  1. The introduction of Sanskrit vocabulary into another language or dialect.
  2. The modification of a word's structure to render its appearance to that of a Sanskrit word.
  3. A form of social change in India and Nepal, in which members of lower castes seek upward mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of the upper or dominant castes.

Origin of Sanskritisation

From Sanskrit + -isation.

Questions about Sanskritisation

What is Sanskritisation the alternative spelling of?
Sanskritisation is the alternative spelling of Sanskritization.

Words near Sanskritisation in the dictionary

  1. sanskari
  2. sanskaric
  3. Sanskrit
  4. Sanskriti
  5. Sanskritic
  6. Sanskritisation
  7. Sanskritise
  8. Sanskritised
  9. Sanskritises
  10. Sanskritising
  11. Sanskritism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Sanskritisation (page history and authors); Sanskritization (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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