Kharoshthi

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noun

Kha·​rosh·​thi

kəˈrȯshtē

plural -s

: a cursive script of Aramaic origin used in northwestern India, Afghanistan, and Turkistan from about 300 b.c. to at least the middle of the 5th century a.d.

Kharoshthi

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adjective

"

: of, relating to, or written in the script Kharoshthi

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Sanskrit kharoṣṭī

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