Marathi n 1: an Indic language; the state language of Maharashtra in west central India; written in the Devanagari script [syn: {Marathi}, {Mahratti}]
Mahrati \Mah*rat"i\, n. The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan. [Written also {Marathi}.] [1913 Webster]
Marathi \Ma*ra"thi\, Mahratta \Mah*rat"ta\, prop. n. A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the Devanagari and the Gujarati. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]