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Prakrit

Pra·krit [ pr krìt ] (plural Pra·krits)


noun 
Definition:
 
early Indic language: an Indic language belonging to a group spoken in northern India from approximately 400 bc to ad 1000. Prakrits are Indic languages that developed from Sanskrit, the most well-known being Pali.

[Mid-18th century. < Sanskrit prākṙta "natural, vernacular" < pra- "forward" + kṙta- "made"]

Pra·krit adjective
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