marathi
/məˈɹɑːti/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An Indo-Aryan language that is the predominant language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India.
noun
A person of a Marathi-speaking people from the state of Maharashtra; a person of or from Maharashtra.
adj
Pertaining to the state of Maharashtra, to the Marathi-speaking people from the state, or to the Marathi language.
Example Sentences
- "I made a pact with her that she would teach me more Marathi and I could teach her the English alphabet."
- "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."
- "'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.'"
- "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."
- "For years now, local parties in Mumbai had campaigned for Marathi people to get preferential treatment – land, housing, jobs."
Etymology
From Marathi मराठी (marāṭhī). Doublet of Maharashtri.
Word Breakdown
- Root: मराठी
Inflected Forms
Marathis (plural)
Phrases
Old Marathi
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Frequently Paired Words
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