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Prakrit (iou)



Prakrit noun & adjective. M18.
[Sanskrit prakta natural, unrefined, vernacular: cf. SANSKRIT.]
A. noun. (Any of) the group of (esp. ancient) vernacular Indic languages and dialects of northern and central India which existed alongside or developed from Sanskrit. M18.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to a Prakrit or Prakrits. L18.