Marathi
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English
Etymology
From Marathi मराठी (marāṭhī). Doublet of Maharashtri.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Marathi
- An Indo-Aryan language that is the predominant language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India.
- 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 110:
- I made a pact with her that she would teach me more Marathi and I could teach her the English alphabet.
Translations
language of Maharashtra
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Noun
Marathi (plural Marathi or Marathis)
- A person of a Marathi-speaking people from the state of Maharashtra; a person of or from Maharashtra.
- Synonym: Maratha
- 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.
- 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 278:
- 'These people want places reserved for Marathis in railways jobs, so they’re attacking candidates across the city … Bhai, this'll turn ugly before you know it.'
Translations
person of or from Maharashtra
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Adjective
Marathi (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.
- 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 264:
- For years now, local parties in Mumbai had campaigned for Marathi people to get preferential treatment – land, housing, jobs.
- 2022, Hrishikesh Sudhakar Ingle, Marathi Cinema, Cultural Space, and Liminality, Oxford University Press, unnumbered page,
Translations
pertaining to Maharashtra, its people or its language
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See also
Further reading
Marathi language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - ISO 639-1 code mr, ISO 639-3 code mar (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Marathi, mar
Anagrams
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Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Marathi n (proper noun, strong, genitive Marathi or Marathis)
- Marathi (one of the languages of India)