San·skrit

San·skrit
/ˈsænˌskrıt/ noun [noncount]
: a language that was spoken many years ago in India and is still used in the practice of Hinduism

chanting in Sanskrit

Sanskrit adj, always before a noun

a Sanskrit word/verse/scholar


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  • San|skrit|ic — «san SKRIHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. having to do with, derived from, or resembling Sanskrit: »The Sanskritic languages include Hindi, Urdu, and related languages. –n. the group of languages derived from Sanskrit …   Useful english dictionary

  • San|skrit — «SAN skriht», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the ancient sacred and literary language of India. It is of importance in the study of Indo European: »Sanskrit is of great interest to linguists because of the…stimulus which the introduction of Sanskrit to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • San|skrit|ist — «SAN skriht ihst», noun. an expert in Sanskrit language or literature …   Useful english dictionary

  • San|skrit|i|za|tion — «SAN skriht uh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. a) the act or process of Sanskritizing. b) the fact or result of being Sanskritized. 2. the adoption of the customs, attitudes, and status symbols of a Hindu upper caste by a caste below it: »There is still a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • San|skrit|ize — «SAN skriht yz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to translate into Sanskrit. 2. to render similar to Sanskrit; modify by Sanskritic influences …   Useful english dictionary

  • san — al·e·san; anal·y·san·dum; ar·ti·san; ar·ti·san·al; ar·ti·san·ship; cap·san·thin; cas·san·dra; cas·san·dran; chi·to·san; chry·san·the·min; chry·san·the·mum; chry·san·the·mum·ic; con·san·guine; con·san·guin·eal; con·san·guin·ean; con·san·guin·eous; …   English syllables

  • skrit — sam·skrit; san·skrit·ic; san·skrit·ist; san·skrit·iza·tion; san·skrit·ize; san·skrit; …   English syllables

  • sanskrit — san·skrit …   English syllables

  • sanskritic — san·skrit·ic …   English syllables

  • Sanskritic — San·skrit·ic (săn skrĭtʹĭk) n. Indic. No longer in scientific use.   San·skritʹic adj. * * * …   Universalium

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