Mahrātta.—Synonym of Marātha.
Māhto, Māhton.—A chief or village headman. Subcaste and title of Teli and Khairwār; title of the leader of the Bhuiya caste. A section of Gānda and Rāwat (Ahīr).
Mahur.—(Poison.) A subcaste of Sunārs in Chhindwāra.
Mahure, Mahuria.—(From Mahur, a town in Hyderābād.) Subcaste of Barhai and Dhangar.
Mai.—(Mother.) A division of the Kabīrpanthi sect.
Maichhor.—A small clan of Rājpūts. Perhaps from Maichuri in Jaipur.
Mailwār.—(Dirty.) A group of Sunārs in Raipur.
Maina.—Synonym of Mina.
Mair.—A subcaste of Sunār named after Mair, their original ancestor, who melted down a golden demon.
Maithil.—One of the five divisions of Pānch Gaur Brāhmans inhabiting the province of Maithil or Bihār and Tirhūt.