Magadhi

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Magadhi

An Indo-Iranian language, spoken primarily in the Bihar state of India.

Further reading

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

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