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Maithili

  • /ˈmaɪtɪli/

Sounds like mightily

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Maithili मैथिली (maithilī).

noun Maithilis

  1. alternative Alternative form of Maithil

adjective

  1. alternative Alternative form of Maithil

proper noun

  1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal and northern India.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Translations

Every language

name an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal and northern India

हिन्दीमैथिली maithilī
Русскиймайтхи́ли majtxíli

name a female given name

हिन्दीमैथिली maithilī

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MLA

"Maithili." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maithili. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Maithili. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maithili

Chicago

"Maithili." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maithili.

BibTeX
@misc{maithili_2026,
  title = {Maithili},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maithili},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}