Prakrit

Pra·krit  (präkrt)

n.

1. Any of the vernacular and literary Indic languages recorded from the third century b.c. to the fourth century a.d., as opposed to Sanskrit.

2. Any of the modern Indic languages.

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[Sanskrit prktam, from neuter sing. of prkta-, natural, vulgar, vernacular : pra-, before, forward; see per¹ in Indo-European roots + karoti, he makes; see Sanskrit.]

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Pra·kritic adj.

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Prakrit [ˈprɑːkrɪt]

n

(Linguistics / Languages) any of the vernacular Indic languages as distinguished from Sanskrit: spoken from about 300 bc to the Middle Ages See also Pali

[from Sanskrit prāktra original, from pra- before + kr to do, make + -ta indicating a participle]

Prakritic  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Prakrit - any of the modern Indic languages Indic, Indo-Aryan - a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages
	2.	Prakrit - any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India (as distinguished from Sanskrit) recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD Indic, Indo-Aryan - a branch of the Indo-Iranian family of languages Pali - an ancient Prakrit language (derived from Sanskrit) that is the scriptural and liturgical language of Theravada Buddhism