\Ma*ra"thi\, Mahratta \Mah*rat"ta\, 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.