Etymology

modi

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Today it means: An abugida script used for writing the Marathi, Varhadi and Sanskrit languages whose usage has dwindled since the late twentieth century. Full definition →

Marathi मोडी
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Modi · proper noun1

  1. Marathi · borrowed fromमोडी
  2. Marathi · borrowed fromमोडी
  3. English todayModi

Borrowed from Marathi मोडी (moḍī), from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘲 (moḍī, “form, shape”), probably from 𑘦𑘻𑘚𑘜𑘹 (moḍaṇe, “to break”), referring to the modifications to the Nagari characters from which the script is thought to be derived.

Modi · proper noun2

Transliteration of Gujarati મોદી (modī).

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