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Maithili
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मैथिली (maithilī).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
मैथिली • (maithilī)
- Maithili language
- a female given name, Maithili, from India
- a name of Sita
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मैथिली (maithilī).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
मैथिली • (maithilī) f
- Maithili (language)
- a female given name, Maithili, from India
- a name of Sita
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of मिथिला (mithilā).
Pronunciation
Noun
मैथिली • (maithilī) stem, f
- Maithili (language)
- a name of Sita
- Synonym: सीता (sītā)
Descendants
References
- Apte, Macdonell (2022) “मैथिलः”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]