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prakrit

/ˈprɑː.krɪt/

Traduction: Nom désignant toute langue indo-aryenne populaire du nord et du centre de l'Inde, par opposition au sanskrit, attestée du IIIe siècle av. J.-C. au IVe siècle apr. J.-C., ou toute langue indienne moderne qui en est issue.

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/ˈprɑː.krɪt/C2formal
  • frNom désignant toute langue indo-aryenne populaire du nord et du centre de l'Inde, par opposition au sanskrit, attestée du IIIe siècle av. J.-C. au IVe siècle apr. J.-C., ou toute langue indienne moderne qui en est issue.

A noun referring to 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, or any of the modern Indic languages derived from them.

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  1. Modern Indic languagesC1formal

    Any of the modern languages that evolved from the ancient Indo-Aryan languages, spoken in India today.

    frlangues indo-aryennes modernes

    • Hindi and Bengali are examples of modern Prakrit languages.
    • Linguists study the evolution of Prakrit into contemporary dialects.
    • Many regional languages in India have roots in Prakrit.
  2. Ancient vernacular languagesC2formal

    Any of the vernacular Indic languages of north and central India, recorded from the 3rd century BC to the 4th century AD, as distinguished from Sanskrit.

    frLangues prâkrites

    • Prakrit was the common language of the people in ancient India.
    • Inscriptions from the Mauryan period are often written in Prakrit.
    • Scholars study Prakrit texts to understand early Indian culture.