prakrit

• Substantivo que designa qualquer uma das línguas indo-arianas populares do norte e centro da Índia, usadas em oposição ao sânscrito e registradas entre o século III a.C. e o século IV d.C., ou qualquer uma das línguas indianas modernas delas derivadas.

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.

nome próprio

1. Modern Indic languagesC1formal

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

   Línguas indo-arianas modernas

   • 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.

   prácrito

   • 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.