Magadhi

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proper noun

An Indo-Aryan language, spoken primarily in the Bihar and Jharkhand states of India.

OriginHindi मगधीय ← Sanskrit मगध →
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Meanings

Magadhi1

proper noun

alternative Magahi

  1. An Indo-Aryan language, spoken primarily in the Bihar and Jharkhand states of India.

Magadhi2

proper noun

alternative Magadhi Prakrit · alternative Magahi

  1. A Middle Indo-Aryan language and a Dramatic Prakrit spoken in the Magadha region of ancient India.

Origin

Magadhi · proper noun

  1. Hindiमागधी
  2. Sanskritमगध“Magadha, an ancient Indian kingdom of southern Bihar”
  3. Hindiमगधीय“relating to South Bihar”
  4. EnglishMagadhi

Hindi मगधीय (magdhīya, “relating to South Bihar”), from Sanskrit मगध (magadha, “Magadha, an ancient Indian kingdom of southern Bihar”); or directly from Hindi मागधी (māgdhī).

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Magadhi · proper noun

  1. Sanskritमगध
  2. Sanskritमागधी
  3. Hindiमागधी
  4. EnglishMagadhi

Borrowed from Hindi मागधी (māgdhī), from Sanskrit मागधी (māgadhī), from Sanskrit मगध (magadha).

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Translations

Hindi मगही
  • मगही (maghī)language
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