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

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

Translations

language

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

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Magadhi, mag ⁠
• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Magadhi”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.