Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maithil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
maithil
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

adj

Of or pertaining to the Maithils.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Sanskrit मैथिल (maithila).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: मैथिल

Inflected Forms

Maithils (plural) Maithila (alternative) Maithili (alternative) more Maithil (comparative) most Maithil (superlative)

Questions

What does maithil mean?
A member of an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group from the Indian subcontinent who speak the Maithili language.
Where does maithil come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

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