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Marathi

  • /məˈɹɑːti/

Where it comes from

From Marathi मराठी (marāṭhī). Doublet of Maharashtri.

proper noun

  1. An Indo-Aryan language that is the predominant language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India. I made a pact with her that she would teach me more Marathi and I could teach her the English alphabet.

noun Marathi · Marathis

  1. A person of a Marathi-speaking people from the state of Maharashtra; a person of or from Maharashtra. 1882, R. V. Modak, History of the Native Churches Associated with the American Marathi Mission..., in Memorial Papers of the American Marathi Mission, 1813-1881, American Marathi Mission, page 11, In March 1831, Moroba, a Marathi, was received to the church.

    Similar: Maratha

adjective

  1. not comparable Pertaining to the state of Maharashtra, to the Marathi-speaking people from the state, or to the Marathi language. 2022, Hrishikesh Sudhakar Ingle, Marathi Cinema, Cultural Space, and Liminality, Oxford University Press, unnumbered page, In formulating the idea of a vernacular performative, the intention has been to situate Marathi filmmaking of the 1950s within a post-studio scenario.

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name language of Maharashtra

Españolmarathi
한국어마라티어 Marati-eo
日本語マラーティー語 Marātī-go
中文馬拉地語 /马拉地语 Mǎlādìyǔ, 馬拉提語 /马拉提语 Mǎlātíyǔ
हिन्दीमराठी marāṭhī
Portuguêsmarata
Françaismarathi, marathe
DeutschMarathi
Italianomaratto, maharatto
Ελληνικάμαραθικά marathiká
Русскиймара́тхи marátxi
العربيةمَارَاثِيَّة maraṯiyya

noun person of or from Maharashtra

中文馬拉地人 /马拉地人 Mǎlādì rén
हिन्दीमराठा marāṭhā
Portuguêsmarata
FrançaisMarathe
DeutschMarathe
Italianomaratto, maharatto
Русскиймара́тхи marátxi

adj pertaining to Maharashtra, its people or its language

हिन्दीमराठी marāṭhī
Portuguêsmarata
Françaismarathe
Deutschmarathisch
Ελληνικάμαραθικός marathikós

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@misc{marathi_2026,
  title = {Marathi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marathi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}