馬拉地語 / 马拉地语
Mǎlādìyǔ
Marathi, the language of Maharashtra, in Mandarin is 馬拉地語 / 马拉地语 (Mǎlādìyǔ). If unsure, use 馬拉地語 / 马拉地语. Wiktionary also lists 馬拉提語 / 马拉提语 (Mǎlātíyǔ).
Meaning: language of Maharashtra (name)
Ways to say it
| Mandarin | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 馬拉地語 / 马拉地语 | Mǎlādìyǔ |
| 馬拉提語 / 马拉提语 | Mǎlātíyǔ |
马拉地语 is the name of the Marathi language. A person from Maharashtra is 馬拉地人 / 马拉地人.
What does it mean word for word?
The name is a sound transliteration of Marathi followed by 語 / 语, which marks it as a language.
Which one should you use?
馬拉提語 / 马拉提语 (Mǎlātíyǔ) is another spelling of the same name.
Is it said differently in some regions?
馬拉地語 / 马拉地语 is more common in mainland China, while 馬拉提語 / 马拉提语 is often used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The first form in each pair is written in traditional characters and the second in simplified characters.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
马拉地语 is pronounced Mǎlādìyǔ.
Did you know?
- The character 馬 / 马 in 馬拉地語 / 马拉地语 means 'horse', but here it is used solely for its sound to approximate the 'Ma' in Marathi.
- The character 地 in 馬拉地語 typically means 'earth' or 'ground' in Mandarin, but in this phrase it serves only as a phonetic placeholder for the 'thi' sound.
- In Mandarin, you can switch the identity of the word from a language to a person by replacing the final character: change 語 / 语 (language) to 人 / rén (person).
Examples in context
- 嗨Hello
- 谢谢Thank you
- 非常好Very good
Sources
- Wiktionary, “marathi” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
