English
Nighantu
Nighantu comes from Sanskrit निघण्टु.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनिघण्टुni-ghaṇṭu
- Englishearliest quotation 2006Nighantu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनिघण्टुni-ghaṇṭu
- Englishearliest quotation 2006Nighantu
Earliest quotation: 2006, Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, Elsevier: “The nighantus, which are concerned with the interpretation of…”
Every English word from Sanskrit निघण्टु
Today it means
noun A particular type of Sanskrit glossary, containing brief annotations of obscure and difficult words grouped into thematic categories.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit निघण्टु / Nighantu