Marathi
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Etymology edit
From Marathi मराठी (marāṭhī). Doublet of Maharashtri.
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Noun edit
Marathi (countable and uncountable, plural Marathi)
- (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.
- (plural only) The people of this state.
- 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 edit
language of Maharashtra
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people of Maharashtra
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Adjective edit
Marathi (not comparable)
- Pertaining to Maharashtra or its language.
- 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.
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pertaining to Maharashtra or its language
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- ISO 639-1 code mr, ISO 639-3 code mar (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Marathi, mar
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Proper noun edit
Marathi n (proper noun, strong, genitive Marathi or Marathis)
- Marathi (one of the languages of India)