Sanskritize

== English == === Alternative forms === Sanskritise (British spelling) === Etymology === From Sanskrit +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːnskɹɪtaɪz/, /ˈsæn-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsænskɹɪtaɪz/ Hyphenation: San‧skrit‧ize, San‧skri‧tize === Verb === Sanskritize (third-person singular simple present Sanskritizes, present participle Sanskritizing, simple past and past participle Sanskritized) (transitive, American spelling, Oxford British English) (transitive, linguistics) To render a non-Sanskrit text, word, etc., in a form characteristic of Sanskrit morphology or phonology. (transitive, linguistics) To influence a non-Sanskrit language by Sanskritic vocabulary. (transitive, South Asia, Southeast Asia) To emulate rituals and practices of upper classes so as to gain upward social mobility. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Sanskrit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sanskritisation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia