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Marathi

See also: marathi and marathí

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Etymology

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From Marathi मराठी (marāṭhī). Doublet of Maharashtri.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /məˈɹɑːti/
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Marathi

  1. An Indo-Aryan language that is the predominant 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.

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Noun

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Marathi (plural Marathi or Marathis)

  1. A person of a Marathi-speaking people from the state of Maharashtra; a person of or from Maharashtra.
    Synonym: Maratha
    • 1882, R. V. Modak, History of the Native Churches Associated with the American Marathi Mission..., in Memorial Papers of the American Marathi Mission, 1813-1881, American Marathi Mission, page 11,
      In March 1831, Moroba, a Marathi, was received to the church.
    • 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.'

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Adjective

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Marathi (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the state of Maharashtra, to the Marathi-speaking people from the state, or to the Marathi language.
    • 2022, Hrishikesh Sudhakar Ingle, Marathi Cinema, Cultural Space, and Liminality, Oxford University Press, unnumbered page,
      In formulating the idea of a vernacular performative, the intention has been to situate Marathi filmmaking of the 1950s within a post-studio scenario.
    • 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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Proper noun

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Marathi n (proper noun, strong, genitive Marathi or Marathis)

  1. Marathi (one of the languages of India)
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