Word Builder: Prefix–Root–Suffix
Enter prefix, root, suffix, choose the language of the root, then look it up via the AP90 dictionary API: "The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary by V.S. Apte (1890)"
Result
Word:
Breakdown:
Root language:
Root meaning:
Interpretation:
AP90 Dictionary (via Flask backend)
| # | Headword (SLP1) | Distance to root | SimilarityScore |
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Indic Language Explorer Dashboard
Overview of total words and %Sanskrit by language.
Saved Lookups (History)
| ID | Root | Language | Meaning | Best Sanskrit Headword | Distance to Root | SimilarityScore | Created At | Inserted By | Actions |
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About Indic Lexicon Builder and Explorer
WHAT IS INDLEX?
INDLEX is a tool that helps you explore the similarities between Indic languages. It is a web application that allows you to identify words from a root (with or without a prefix or suffix) in any Indic language, and then look this word up in the AP90 Sanskrit-English dictionary.
WHY INDLEX?
INDLEX is motivated by a popular debate on "how much influence does Sanskrit have on other Indic languages?", in particular, on the dravidian languages. This post on X has an interesting background on the question of whether Sanskrit is the "lingua franca" of the Indic languages. IndLex aims to help quantify the similarities between Indic languages and Sanskrit.
HOW TO USE INDLEX?
- Select your language of choice from the dropdown menu
- Enter a root word in your language of choice
- The prefix and suffix are optional
- Enter your best guess at the meaning of the root word in your language
- Click the "Build Word & Lookup Root" button
- The app will first search for the root word in our database based on the meaning you provided and the language you selected. If the word is found, the result will be displayed in the result section. If the word is not found, the app will search the AP90 dictionary for the closest match.
- The result will be displayed in the result section
WHO IS BUILDING INDLEX?
INDLEX is built by Tech professionals with expertise in data science, analytics, and cloud services. We are interested in ...
- Machine Learning & Generative AI
- Business Development Strategies
- Startups and entrepreneurship focused on Indic heritage and culture
Please contact us if you wish to contribute to the project or have any suggestions.
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