महाराष्ट्र

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra). Doublet of मराठा (marāṭhā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /mə.ɦɑː.ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾᵊ/, [mɐ.ɦäː.ɾäːʂ.ʈɾᵊ]

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra) m (Urdu spelling مہاراشٹر)

  1. Maharashtra (a state of India; capital: Mumbai)

Declension

See also

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārāṣṭra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑ.ɦɑː.ɾɑːʂ.ʈɾᵊ/

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra) (Latin script Moharaxttr, Kannada script ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ)

  1. Maharashtra (a state of India; capital: Mumbai)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārā́ṣṭra). Doublet of मराठा (marāṭhā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mə.ɦa.ɾaʂ.ʈɾə/, [mʱa.ɾaʂ.ʈɾə]

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra) m

  1. Maharashtra, a state of India, having Mumbai (Bombay) as its capital.

References

Newar

Etymology

From Sanskrit महाराष्ट्र (mahārā́ṣṭra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [məhaɾasʈɾə]

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārāṣṭra)

  1. Maharashtra

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from महा- (mahā-), combining form of महत् (mahat, great) + राष्ट्र (rāṣṭra, nation, dominion; Rashtrakuta), a dynasty that once ruled the area), a clan known as राष्ट्रिक (rāṣṭrika) (found in some of King Ashoka’s inscriptions) or रथ (ratha, chariot). Possibly, the original name was associated with the Sanskrit word for “nation” or “dominion” via folk etymology.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

महाराष्ट्र • (mahārā́ṣṭra)

  1. Maharashtra (a state in western India; capital: Mumbai)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀫𑀭𑀳𑀝𑁆𑀞 (marahaṭṭha) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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