MAGADHAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A subfamily of Indic languages

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Magadhan" is a kind of...):

Sanskrit; Sanskritic language ((Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Magadhan"):

Asamiya; Assamese (the Magadhan language spoken by the Assamese people; closely related to Bengali)

Bangla; Bengali (a Magadhan language spoken by the Bengali people; the official language of Bangladesh and Bengal)

Oriya (a Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa)

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