मैथिली

See also: मिथिला

Maithili

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मैथिली (maithilī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məɪtʰɪliː]
• Alternative forms: मइथिली

Proper noun

मैथिली • (maithilī)

1. Maithili language
2. a female given name, Maithili, from India
3. a name of Sita

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Maithili मैथिली (maithilī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məi.t̪ʰi.li/, [məi.t̪ʰi.liː]

Proper noun

मैथिली • (maithilī) f

1. Maithili (language)
2. a female given name, Maithili, from India
3. a name of Sita

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মৈথিলী (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬿᬣᬶᬮᬷ (Balinese script)
• মৈথিলী (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰹𑰞𑰰𑰩𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑁃𑀣𑀺𑀮𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• မဲထိလီ (Burmese script)
• મૈથિલી (Gujarati script)
• ਮੈਥਿਲੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍈𑌥𑌿𑌲𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦻꦡꦶꦭꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂶𑂟𑂱𑂪𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೈಥಿಲೀ (Kannada script)
• មៃថិលី (Khmer script)
• ໄມຖິລີ (Lao script)
• മൈഥിലീ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᡳᡨᡳᠯᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘺𑘞𑘱𑘩𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠧᠧᠲᠢᠯᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧛𑦾𑧒𑧉𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐿𑐠𑐶𑐮𑐷 (Newa script)
• ମୈଥିଲୀ (Odia script)
• ꢪꣀꢢꢶꢭꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆽𑆡𑆴𑆬𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖹𑖞𑖰𑖩𑖱 (Siddham script)
• මෛථිලී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩗𑩬𑩑𑩽𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚳𑚚𑚮𑚥𑚯 (Takri script)
• மைதி²லீ (Tamil script)
• మైథిలీ (Telugu script)
• ไมถิลี (Thai script)
• མཻ་ཐི་ལཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒻𑒟𑒱𑒪𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨇𑨚𑨁𑨬𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of मिथिला (mithilā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑːj.tʰi.liː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑj.t̪ʰi.l̪iː/

Noun

मैथिली • (maithilī) stem, f

1. Maithili (language)
2. a name of Sita

   Synonym: सीता (sītā)

Descendants

• → English: Maithili
• → Maithili: मैथिली (maithilī)
• → Marathi: मैथिली (maithilī)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “मैथिलः”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]