English Dictionary: marathi | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for marathi | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Marathi \Ma*ra"thi\, Mahratta \Mah*rat"ta\, n. A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the Devanagari and the Gujarati. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mahrati \Mah*rat"i\, n. The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan. [Written also {Marathi}.] |