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Maithil

Maithil noun: a member of an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group from the Indian subcontinent who speak the Maithili language.

Noun

Maithil (plural Maithils)

  1. A member of an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group from the Indian subcontinent who speak the Maithili language.

Adjective

Maithil (comparative more Maithil, superlative most Maithil)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Maithils.
    • They also throw light on the basic attitudes of the Maithil culture and its formal traditional modes of behaviour, some of which are sacramental in character.1986, Asim Maitra, Religious Life of the Brahman: A Case Study of Maithil Brahmans, Inter-India Publications, →ISBN, page 138

Forms of Maithil

Noun
pluralMaithils
alternative formMaithila
alternative formMaithili
Adjective
comparativemore Maithil
superlativemost Maithil

Origin of Maithil

From Sanskrit मैथिल (maithila).

Questions about Maithil

What does Maithil mean?
Maithil means a member of an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group from the Indian subcontinent who speak the Maithili language.
What part of speech is Maithil?
Maithil can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Maithil?
The plural of Maithil is Maithils.

Words near Maithil in the dictionary

  1. Maisy
  2. maitake
  3. maitakes
  4. maitansine
  5. Maitham
  6. Maithil
  7. Maithila
  8. Maithilas
  9. Maithili
  10. Maithilis
  11. Maithils

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