Maithil

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Maithil

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From Sanskrit मैथिल (maithila).

noun Maithils · Maithila · Maithili

A member of an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group from the Indian subcontinent who speak the Maithili language.

adjective more Maithil · most Maithil · Maithila · Maithili

Of or pertaining to the Maithils. They also throw light on the basic attitudes of the Maithil culture and its formal traditional modes of behaviour, some of which are sacramental in character.

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@misc{maithil_2026,
  title = {Maithil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maithil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}