Magadhi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Magadhi Magahi

Etymology

From Hindi मगधीय (magdhīya, “relating to South Bihar”), from Sanskrit मगध (magadha, “Magadha”), a kingdom in southern Bihar.

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