Marathi

See also: marathi and marathí

English

Etymology

From Marathi मराठी (marāṭhī), from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्री (mahārāṣṭrī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈɹɑːti/

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Noun

Marathi (countable and uncountable, plural Marathi)

1. (uncountable) A 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.

2. (plural only) The people of this state.

Translations

language of Maharashtra

• Arabic: مَارَاثِيَّة‎ f (maraṯiyya)
• Armenian: մարաթի (hy) (maratʿi)
• Assamese: মাৰাঠী ভাষা (marathi bhaxa)
• Bengali: মরাঠী (môraṭhī)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬拉地語 (zh), 马拉地语 (zh) (Mǎlādìyǔ)

• Czech: maráthština f
• Danish: marathi
• Finnish: marathi (fi)
• French: marathi (fr) m, marathe (fr) m
• Galician: marathi (gl)
• Georgian: მარათული ენა (maratuli ena)
• German: Marathi (de) n
• Greek: μαραθικά n pl (marathiká)
• Gujarati: please add this translation if you can
• Hindi: मराठी (hi) f (marāṭhī)
• Hungarian: maráthi (hu)
• Icelandic: marathí
• Irish: Maraitis f

• Italian: maratto (it), maharatto
• Japanese: マラーティー語 (ja) (Marātī-go)
• Kannada: please add this translation if you can
• Khmer: មរាឋី (mɔrietʰii)
• Korean: 마라티어 (ko) (Marati-eo)
• Marathi: मराठी (mr) f (marāṭhī)
• Nepali: मराठी (marāṭhī)
• Oriya: ମରାଠୀ ଭାଷା (môraṭhi bhaṣa)
• Persian: زبان مراتی‎
• Polish: marathi (pl)
• Portuguese: marata (pt) m
• Punjabi: ਮਰਾਠੀ f (marāṭhī)
• Russian: мара́тхи (ru) m (marátxi)
• Spanish: marathi
• Tamil: மராத்தி (ta) (marātti)
• Thai: ภาษามาราติ (pāsăa mārādtì), มราฐี (má-raa-tǐi)
• Tigrinya: ማራቲኛ (maratiña)
• Urdu: مراٹھی‎ (marāṭhī)

people of Maharashtra

• Bengali: মরাঠী (môraṭhī)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馬拉地人, 马拉地人 (Mǎlādì rén)

• Danish: maratha c
• Finnish: marathit (fi)
• French: Marathe (fr) m or f
• Galician: marathi (gl) m or f
• German: Marathe (de) m

• Hindi: मराठा (hi) f (marāṭhā)
• Italian: maratto (it), maharatto
• Khmer: មរាឋី (mɔrietʰii)
• Portuguese: marata (pt) m or f
• Punjabi: ਮਰਾਠਾ m (marāṭhā)
• Russian: мара́тхи (ru) m (marátxi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Moksha: ^{(please verify)} маратки (maratki)
• Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} marathi (no)
• Persian: ^{(please verify)} ماراتی‎ (marâti)

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} marathi m
• Telugu: ^{(please verify)} మరాఠి (marāṭhi), ^{(please verify)} మరాఠి భాష (marāṭhi bhāṣa)
• Walloon: ^{(please verify)} Marati

Adjective

Marathi (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to Maharashtra or its language.

Translations

pertaining to Maharashtra or its language

• Bengali: মরাঠী (môraṭhī)
• Czech: maráthský m
• Finnish: maharashtralainen (Maharashtra); marathinkielinen (language)
• French: marathe (fr) m or f
• German: marathisch

• Hindi: मराठी (hi) (marāṭhī)
• Portuguese: marata (pt) m or f
• Punjabi: ਮਰਾਠੀ (marāṭhī)

See also

• Marathi language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Further reading

• ISO 639-1 code mr, ISO 639-3 code mar
• Ethnologue entry for Marathi, mr

Anagrams

• Mahrati

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Marathi n

1. one of the languages spoken in India; Marathi