prākṛta

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Old Javanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

prākṛta

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

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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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