Sanskrit
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Sanskrit
- /ˈsænskɹɪt/ UK, US
- /sənˈskrɪt̪/ South Asia
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Hindustani संस्कृत (sanskŕt) / سَنْسْکْرِت (sanskrit), itself a learned borrowing from Sanskrit सं॒स्कृ॒त (saṃskṛtá, “perfected; prepared; constructed; refined”). First use appears c. 1617 in the publications of Samuel Purchas.
noun Skt. · Sanscreet · Samescretan · Hanscrit · Samscred · Samscrit
- A classical Indo-European language of South Asia, which is the liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism. The Sanscrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either, yet bearing to both of them a stronger affinity, both in the roots of verbs and in the forms of grammar, than could possi
adjective Skt. · Sanscreet · Samescretan · Hanscrit · Samscred · Samscrit
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Relating to Sanskrit.
Sanskrit, Greek, Slavonic, Germanic, and Celtic names were all of this type, but there are also shorter names formed from the compound ones; […].
Similar: Sanskritic
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sanskritic language, vatican, fan, sanscrit, samskrit, classical sanskrit, vedic sanskrit, old indo-aryan, shanskrit, shanscrit, sunskrit, old indic, sanskritism, indic, pali, indo-aryan
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noun language
| Español | sánscrito |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 산스크리트어 sanseukeuriteueo, 범어 beomeo |
| 日本語 | サンスクリット sansukuritto, 梵語 bongo |
| हिन्दी | संस्कृत sanskŕt |
| Kiswahili | Kisanskrit |
| Português | sânscrito |
| Français | sanskrit |
| Deutsch | Sanskrit, sanskritisch |
| Italiano | sanscrito |
| Ελληνικά | σανσκριτικά sanskritiká |
| Română | limba sanscrită |
| Русский | санскри́т sanskrít |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Phạn, Phạn ngữ |
| العربية | سَنْسْكْرِيتِيّ sanskrītiyy |
| עברית | סַנְסְקְרִיט sanskrít |
Talk about this word "Sanskrit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sanskrit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Sanskrit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sanskrit "Sanskrit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sanskrit.Cite this
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title = {Sanskrit},
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