n.
Pronunciation: ' san- ˌ skrit, ' san(t)-skr ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Sanskrit sa ṁ sk ṛ ta, literally, perfected, from sam together + karoti he makes
Date: 1696
1 : an ancient Indo-Aryan language that is the classical language of India and of Hinduism
2 : classical Sanskrit together with the older Vedic and various later modifications of classical Sanskrit ― see INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES table
– Sanskrit adjective
– San · skrit · ic \ san- ' skri-tik \ adjective
– San · skrit · ist \ - ˌ skri-tist \ noun