sânscrito
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɐ̃s.kɾi.tu/
sânscrito is spelled S-Â-N-S-C-R-I-T-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 42,839th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sânscrito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Sanskrit (language)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “língua clássica indiana antiga, língua litúrgica do hinduísmo, siquismo e jainismo, e uma das 23 línguas…”.
What does sânscrito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineSanskrit (language)
adjective
- 1
of the Sanskrit language
- 2
nonstandardrelating to the Proto-Indo-European language
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. língua clássica indiana antiga, língua litúrgica do hinduísmo, siquismo e jainismo, e uma das 23 línguas oficiais da Índia; membro do ramo indo-iraniano do indo-europeu
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sânscrito
- sanscrito alternative
- sanskrito alternative
- sânscrita feminine
- sânscritos masculine plural
- sânscritas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sânscrito?
- Brazil /ˈsɐ̃s.kɾi.tu/
- /ˈsɐ̃ʃ.kɾi.tu/
- Portugal /ˈsɐ̃ʃ.kɾi.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sânscrito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sânscrito in Portuguese?
sânscrito appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).