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Sanskritization

noun · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɑːn.skɹɪ.tɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsæn-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌsæn.skɹɪ.tɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

The introduction of Sanskrit vocabulary into another language or dialect.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The modification of a word's structure to render its appearance to that of a Sanskrit word.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A form of social change in India and Nepal, in which members of lower castes seek upward mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of the upper or dominant castes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Sanskritize + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hindi: संस्कृतीकरण (sanskŕtīkraṇ) — Translations
  • Italian: sanscritizzazione — Translations
  • Polish: sanskrytyzacja — Translations
  • Portuguese: sanscritização — Translations
  • Russian: санскритизация (sanskritizacija) — Translations
  • Telugu: సంస్కృతీకరణం (saṁskr̥tīkaraṇaṁ) — Translations