Sanskritize
English
/ˈsɑːnskɹɪtaɪz/, /ˈsænskɹɪtaɪz/
verb
Definitions
- (linguistics) To render a non-Sanskrit text, word, etc., in a form characteristic of Sanskrit morphology or phonology.
- (linguistics) To influence a non-Sanskrit language by Sanskritic vocabulary.
- (South Asia) To emulate rituals and practices of upper classes so as to gain upward social mobility.
Etymology
Suffix from English Sanskrit.
Origin
English
Sanskrit
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Sanskrit English
- Sanskritic English
- Sanskritisation English
- Sanskritise English
- Sanskritism English
- Sanskritist English
- Sanskritization English
- sanskritist English
- サンスクリット Japanese
- संस्कृत Sanskrit
- संस्कृत Hindi
- 산스크리트어 Korean