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Magadhi

Magadhi proper noun: an Indo-Aryan language, spoken primarily in the Bihar and Jharkhand states of India.

Proper noun (1)

Magadhi

  1. An Indo-Aryan language, spoken primarily in the Bihar and Jharkhand states of India.

Proper noun (2)

Magadhi

  1. A Middle Indo-Aryan language and a Dramatic Prakrit spoken in the Magadha region of ancient India.

Magadhi meaning in Hindi and Kannada

Magadhi in Hindi

language
मगही maghī

Magadhi in Kannada

ಮಾಗಧಿ

Forms of Magadhi

alternative formMagahi
alternative formMagadhi Prakrit

Origin of Magadhi

Hindi मगधीय (magdhīya, “relating to South Bihar”), from Sanskrit मगध (magadha, “Magadha, an ancient Indian kingdom of southern Bihar”); or directly from Hindi मागधी (māgdhī).

Borrowed from Hindi मागधी (māgdhī), from Sanskrit मागधी (māgadhī), from Sanskrit मगध (magadha).

Questions about Magadhi

What does Magadhi mean?
Magadhi means an Indo-Aryan language, spoken primarily in the Bihar and Jharkhand states of India.
What is Magadhi in Hindi?
Magadhi in Hindi is मगही (maghī). See Magadhi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Magadhi?
Magadhi is a proper noun.

Words near Magadhi in the dictionary

  1. Magadans
  2. Magadenovac
  3. Magadh Division
  4. Magadha
  5. Magadhan
  6. Magadhi
  7. magadiite
  8. magadiites
  9. magadis
  10. magadize
  11. magadized

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Magadhi (page history and authors); Magadhi (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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