Marathi
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Usage
What does Marathi mean? Marathi is a language spoken mainly in Maharashtra, a state in the Republic of India, a southern Asian country. Marathi is a member of the Indic family of languages, which includes languages spoken in Northern India, such as Hindi and Bengali. Marathi is the state language of Maharashtra, a central-western Indian state. Nearly all of the world’s speakers of Marathi live in Maharashtra and its neighboring states or are Maharashtrian immigrants who moved elsewhere, such as to the island of Mauritius.
Etymology
Origin of Marathi
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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"So I usually switch between my mother tongue, which is Marathi, and English," she said.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
The research team began reviewing folk songs, poems, and myths written or performed in Marathi, some dating back to the 13th century.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026
Digvijay Patil, a PhD student in archeology at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research in Pune, noticed repeated mentions of unusual plants while studying Sanskrit and Marathi texts related to sacred sites.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026
In Mumbai, a Jain monk told BBC Marathi that thousands of pigeons would die of hunger due to the feeding ban.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025
The Marathi proverb to the effect that "the husband is the life of the woman" thus becomes literally true.
From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Melvin Moses Knight
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