Kharoshthi

K5H4A1R1O1S1H4T1H4I1

proper noun

A script used in ancient Gandhara (primarily modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan) to write the Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit.

OriginSanskrit खरोष्ठी →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A script used in ancient Gandhara (primarily modern-day Afghanistan and Pakistan) to write the Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit.

Origin

  1. Sanskritखरोष्ठी“Kharoshthi script”
  2. EnglishKharoshthi

Borrowed from Sanskrit खरोष्ठी (kharoṣṭhī, “Kharoshthi script”).

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APA

Kharoshthi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kharoshthi

MLA

“Kharoshthi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kharoshthi. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kharoshthi,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kharoshthi.

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