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Maithili

/ˈmaɪtɪli/

Maithili is the alternative form of Maithil.

Proper noun

Maithili

  1. An Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal and northern India.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Meaning of Maithil

Noun

Maithil (plural Maithils)

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

See all 2 meanings of Maithil

Forms of Maithili

pluralMaithilis

Origin of Maithili

Borrowed from Maithili मैथिली (maithilī).

Questions about Maithili

What does Maithili mean?
Maithili means an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Nepal and northern India.
What is Maithili the alternative form of?
Maithili is the alternative form of Maithil.
What part of speech is Maithili?
Maithili is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Maithili?
Maithili is pronounced /ˈmaɪtɪli/.

Words near Maithili in the dictionary

  1. maitansine
  2. Maitham
  3. Maithil
  4. Maithila
  5. Maithilas
  6. Maithili
  7. Maithilis
  8. Maithils
  9. maithuna
  10. Maitland
  11. Maitland Bar

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Maithili (page history and authors); Maithil (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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