Magadhi

English

Alternative forms

• Magahi

Etymology

From Hindi मगधीय (magdhīya, “relating to South Bihar”), from Sanskrit मगध (magadha, “Magadha”), a kingdom in southern Bihar.

Proper noun

Magadhi

1. An Indo-Aryan language, spoken primarily in the Bihar and Jharkhand states of India.

Translations

language

• Hindi: मगही (hi) (maghī)
• Magahi: मगही, 𑂧𑂏𑂯𑂲

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Magadhi, mag ⁠
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.