Magadhi

English

Alternative forms

Magahi

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Magadhi

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

Translations

language

Hindi: मगही (hi) (maghī)
Magahi: मगही, 𑂧𑂏𑂯𑂲

Further reading

Ethnologue entry for Magadhi, mag ⁠
Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

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