Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maharashtrian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
ma-ha-rash-tri-an
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Maharashtra, its people, culture or languages (i.e. Marathi people).

noun

A native or resident of Maharashtra.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Maharashtra Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Maharashtrian From Maharashtra + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more Maharashtrian (comparative) most Maharashtrian (superlative) Maharashtrians (plural)

Questions

What does maharashtrian mean?
Of or pertaining to Maharashtra, its people, culture or languages (i.e. Marathi people).
Where does maharashtrian come from?
Etymology tree English Maharashtra Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Maharashtrian From Maharashtra + -ian.

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