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Ma·ra·thi

also Mah·ra·ti or Mah·rat·ti (mə-rä′tē, -răt′ē)

The principal Indic language of Maharashtra.

[Marathi Marāṭhī, from Sanskrit Mahārāṣṭrī, from Mahārāṣṭraḥ, Maharashtra.]

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Marathi

(məˈrɑːtɪ) or

Mahratti

adj

1. (Placename) of or relating to Maharashtra state in India, its people, or their language

2. (Peoples) of or relating to Maharashtra state in India, its people, or their language

3. (Languages) of or relating to Maharashtra state in India, its people, or their language

(Languages) the state language of Maharashtra, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family

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Ma•ra•thi

or Mah•rat•ti

(məˈrɑ ti, -ˈræt i)

n.

an Indo-Aryan language of Maharashtra.

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Noun

Marathi - an Indic language; the state language of Maharashtra in west central India; written in the Devanagari script

Mahratti

Sanskrit, Sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes

Translations

maráthskýmaráthština

marathamarathi

Marathi

μαραθικά

maratí

marathi

marathemarâthî

मरहटीमरहठीमराठामराठी

maráthi

marattomaharatto

marathi

маратхи

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