𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘵𑘝

Old Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘵𑘝 (saṃskṛtá, “perfected, refined”). Compare Old Punjabi ਸਹਸਾਕਿਰਤਾ (sahasākirtā /sahaṁsākirtā/).

Noun

𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘵𑘝 (saṃskṛta) n (Devanagari संस्कृत)

highly elaborated language

Proper noun

𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘵𑘝 (saṃskṛta) n (Devanagari संस्कृत)

Sanskrit (language)

Descendants

Marathi: संस्कृत (sauskrut)

Further reading

Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “saṃskṛta”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

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