Maithila

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A form of Maithil — A member of an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group from the Indian subcontinent who speak the Maithili language.

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Meanings

nounMaithila (plural Maithilas)

plural Maithilas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Maithil.

    Thus the Maithilas in the main land were reluctant to admit these Pravāsi Maithilas into their fold.

    1991, Jagdish Chandra Jha, Migration and Achievements of Maithila Paṇḍitas: The Migration Scholars of Mithila, 800-1947 A.D., Janaki Prakashan, →ISBN, page 249
adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Maithil.

    The downfall of Hindu royal dominance shifted the centre of gravity of Maithili literary activity to Nepal, where the courts had come to patronize Maithila culture.

    2013, Sanjukta Gupta, The Cosmic Play of Power: Goddess, Tantra and Women, Motilal Banarsidass, →ISBN, page 365
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APA

Maithila. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maithila

MLA

“Maithila.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maithila. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maithila,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maithila.

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