मैथिली

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Maithili

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मैथिली (maithilī).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

मैथिली (maithilī)

  1. Maithili language
  2. a female given name, Maithili, from India
  3. a name of Sita

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मैथिली (maithilī).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

मैथिली (maithilīf

  1. Maithili (language)
  2. a female given name, Maithili, from India
  3. a name of Sita

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of मिथिला (mithilā).

Pronunciation

Noun

मैथिली (maithilī) stemf

  1. Maithili (language)
  2. a name of Sita
    Synonym: सीता (sītā)

Descendants

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “मैथिलः”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]