Malvin.adj.
/ˈmɑːlvi/, U.S. /ˈmɑlvi/ A. n.
A Rajasthani dialect of north-west Madhya Pradesh, India.
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Rangri1823
Malvi1883
1883 Census of Central Provinces 1881 (India Census) II. 91 (table) Languages and dialects amalgamated therein... Urdú, Málvi, Nimári, [etc.].
1901 Jrnl. Royal Asiatic Soc. 787 Sixteen real dialects spoken over the area in which Rājasthānī is a vernacular..fell into four main groups, which may be called Mēwāti, Mālwī, Jaipurī, and Mārwārī.
1968 B. Walker Hindu World I. 586 Other Rājasthāni dialects are Mārwāri.., Jaipuri.., Mālvi.., Mewāri.., Udaipuri.
B. adj.
Of or relating to this dialect.
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Hindki1815
Sindhi1836
Dogri1875
Maithili1881
Hindko1883
Malvi1927
1927 G. A. Grierson Ling. Surv. India: Index of Lang.-names I. 172 Rāngrī..A form of the Mālvī Dialect.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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