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Maharashtri

Today it means: A Prakrit language of ancient and medieval India, the ancestor of Marathi and Konkani. Full definition →

Sanskrit महाराष्ट्री

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Sanskrit · borrowed fromमहाराष्ट्री
English todayMaharashtri

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्री (mahārāṣṭrī), equivalent to महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra) + -ई (-ī). Doublet of Marathi.

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