Standard Lemma guide

Prakrit

adj · name · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɹɑː.kɹɪt/
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  • rhymes with -ɪt

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to this language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Any one of several Middle Indo-Aryan languages, all derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Indic, Indo-Aryan

Narrower terms: Pali

4

noun

Meaning 4

any of the modern Indic languages

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Indic, Indo-Aryan

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्राकृत (prākṛta).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: պրակրիտ (prakrit) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Bengali: প্রাকৃত (prakrito) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Finnish: prakrit — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Finnish: prakrit-kieli — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • French: prakrit — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Greek: πρακριτική γλώσσα (prakritikí glóssa) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Gujarati: પ્રાકૃત (prākŕt) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Hindi: प्राकृत (prākŕt) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Indonesian: Prakerta — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Kannada: ಪ್ರಾಕೃತ (prākṛta) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Kannada: ಪಾಗದ (pāgada) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Khmer: ប្រាក្រឹត (praakrət) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Malayalam: പ്രാകൃതം (prākr̥taṁ) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Marathi: प्राकृत (prākŕt) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Persian: پراکریت (prākrit) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Polish: prakryt — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Portuguese: prácrito — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Prakrit: 𑀧𑀸𑀇𑀅 (pāia) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਾਕ੍ਰਿਤ (prākrit) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Punjabi: پراکرت (prākrit) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Russian: пракрит (prakrit) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Sanskrit: प्राकृत (prākṛta) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Spanish: prácrito — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Swedish: prakrit — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Tamil: பிராகிருதம் (pirākirutam) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Telugu: ప్రాకృతము (prākr̥tamu) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Thai: ปรากฤต (bpraa-grìt) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages
  • Urdu: پراکرت (prākrit) — any of Middle Indo-Aryan languages, derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages