prākṛta

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्राकृत (prākṛta, “a provincial or vernacular dialect; an ordinary, common, low or vulgar man; original, natural”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pra.k(ə̆)r.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ta
  • Homophone: prakṛta
  • Hyphenation: pra‧kṛ‧ta

Noun

prākṛta

  1. arrangement, composition, story
  2. rewriting, retelling
  3. product
  4. nature
    Synonym: sahaja
  5. alternative spelling of prakṛti

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • amrākṛta
  • pinarakṛta
  • pinrākṛta

Further reading

  • "prākṛta" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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