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Noun

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Maithila (plural Maithilas)

  1. Alternative form of Maithil.
    • 1991, Jagdish Chandra Jha, Migration and Achievements of Maithila Paṇḍitas: The Migration Scholars of Mithila, 800-1947 A.D.[1], Janaki Prakashan, →ISBN, page 249:
      Thus the Maithilas in the main land were reluctant to admit these Pravāsi Maithilas into their fold.

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Maithila

  1. Alternative form of Maithil.
    • 2013, Sanjukta Gupta, The Cosmic Play of Power: Goddess, Tantra and Women, Motilal Banarsidass, →ISBN, page 365:
      The downfall of Hindu royal dominance shifted the centre of gravity of Maithili literary activity to Nepal, where the courts had come to patronize Maithila culture.