Ma·ra·thi /məˈrɑti/
Mah·rat·i n. The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan. [Written also Marathi.]
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Ma·ra·thi Mah·rat·ta, prop. 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.
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Marathi
n : an Indic language; the state language of Maharashtra in west
central India; written in the Devanagari script [syn: Mahratti]