मराठा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (marahaṭṭha), from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra). Cognate with Gujarati મરાઠો (marāṭho).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.ɾɑː.ʈʰɑː/, [mɐ.ɾäː.ʈʰäː]

Proper noun

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मराठा (marāṭhām (Urdu spelling مراٹھا)

  1. Maratha (caste)

Declension

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Noun

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मराठा (marāṭhām or f by sense (Urdu spelling مراٹھا)

  1. Maratha (member of the Maratha caste)
    क्या आप एक मराठा हो?kyā āp ek marāṭhā ho?Are you a Maratha?
  2. Maharashtrian (a person from Maharastra)

Declension

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NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

References

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘨𑘮𑘘𑘿𑘘 (marahaṭṭa), 𑘦𑘨𑘿‍𑘮𑘰𑘘𑘰 (mar‍hāṭā), 𑘦𑘨𑘿‍𑘮𑘰𑘘𑘹𑘽 (mar‍hāṭeṃ), 𑘦𑘮𑘨𑘰𑘘 (maharāṭa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (marahaṭṭha), from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra). Cognate with Gujarati મરાઠો (marāṭho).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /mə.ɾa.ʈʰa/

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Noun

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मराठा (marāṭhām

  1. Maratha (a caste or a member of it)
  2. a Maharashtrian (a person from Maharastra)

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मराठा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मराठा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मराठा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).