Marathi

noun

Ma·​ra·​thi mə-ˈrä-tē How to pronounce Marathi (audio)
: the chief Indo-Aryan language of the state of Maharashtra in India

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The new film is a remake of the Malayalam film Pariyerum Perumal, much like the first one was a remake of the Marathi hit Sairaat. — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 The international co-production was developed through multiple platforms including the NFDC Marathi Script Camp, Film London Production Finance Market, Film Bazaar Co-Production Market, Venice Gap Financing Market and Goes to Cannes. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Aug. 2025 Just last week, video of a heated confrontation on a train in India’s financial hub Mumbai went viral after a passenger was allegedly harassed for not speaking the regional language Marathi. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 26 July 2025 By 1969—the year of Beckett’s Nobel Prize for Literature—Waiting for Godot could already be read in dozens of languages, including Albanian, Marathi, and even Icelandic. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for Marathi

Word History

Etymology

Marathi marāṭhī

First Known Use

1698, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Marathi was in 1698

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Maratha
Marathi
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“Marathi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Marathi. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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