Sanskriet

Definitions of Sanskriet
  1. noun
    (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes
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    gipsy, zigeuner
    the Indic language of the Gypsies
    Oerdoe
    the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script
    Hindi
    the most widely spoken of modern Indic vernaculars; spoken mostly in the north of India; along with English it is the official language of India; usually written in Devanagari script
    Bengalees, Bengali
    a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal
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