Sanskrit
noun/ˈsænskrɪt/
/ˈsænskrɪt/
[uncountable]- an ancient language of India belonging to the Indo-European family, on which many modern languages are basedTopics Languagec2Word Originfrom Sanskrit saṃskṛta ‘composed, elaborated’, from saṃ ‘together’ + kṛ ‘make’ + the past participle ending -ta.
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