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Magahi

Magahi is the alternative form of Magadhi.

Meaning of Magadhi

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.

Origin of Magahi

Borrowed from Magahi मगही (magᵊhī), synchronically analyzable as मगह (magah) + -ई (-ī).

Questions about Magahi

What is Magahi the alternative form of?
Magahi is the alternative form of Magadhi.

Words near Magahi in the dictionary

  1. Magadonian
  2. Magadonians
  3. Magadoxo
  4. Magaha
  5. Magahat
  6. Magahi
  7. magainin
  8. magainins
  9. MAGAism
  10. MAGAland
  11. Magalang

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Magahi (page history and authors); Magadhi (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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