Sanskritization

English

Alternative forms

• Sanskritisation

Etymology

From Sanskritize +‎ -ation.

Noun

Sanskritization (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) The introduction of Sanskrit vocabulary into another language or dialect.
2. (grammar, linguistics) The modification of a word's structure to render its appearance to that of a Sanskrit word.
3. A form of social change in India and Nepal, in which members of lower castes seek upward mobility by emulating the rituals and practices of the upper or dominant castes.

Translations

Translations

• Hindi: संस्कृतीकरण m (sanskŕtīkraṇ)
• Italian: sanscritizzazione f
• Portuguese: sanscritização f
• Russian: санскритизация (sanskritizacija)
• Telugu: సంస్కృతీకరణం (saṁskr̥tīkaraṇaṁ)