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Maithili

Syllabification: (Mai·thi·li)
Pronunciation: /ˈmītilē/
Definition of Maithili

noun

  • a Bihari language spoken in northern Bihar, elsewhere in India, and in Nepal.

Origin:

Sanskrit (as an adjective), from Mithilā, a place in northern Bihar

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