"Sanskritism" meaning in English

See Sanskritism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Sanskritisms [plural]
Etymology: Sanskrit + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Sanskrit|ism}} Sanskrit + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sanskritism (plural Sanskritisms)
  1. A word or phrase borrowed from Sanskrit for modern usage in India, Sri Lanka and elsewhere, especially in various Indo-Aryan languages.
    Sense id: en-Sanskritism-en-noun-J~mBtPe~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

Inflected forms

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