English noun: Prakrit | |||
1. | Prakrit (communication) any of the modern Indic languages | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Indic, Indo-Aryan | ||
2. | Prakrit (communication) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Indic, Indo-Aryan | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Pali | ||