sanskrit

1. 1.

   (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes

   SynonymsSanskritic language

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   Hinduism

Other forms of sanskrit

plural

sanskrits·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sanskrit

What does sanskrit mean?

sanskrit means "(Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes".

How many syllables are in sanskrit?

sanskrit has 2 syllables: sans-krit. The stress falls on "sans". In IPA it is /ˈsænskɹɪt/.

What is another word for sanskrit?

Close synonyms include Sanskritic language. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sanskrit a common word?

sanskrit is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.