marathi-transliterate 1.7.3 → 1.7.5

package/README.md

@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ In everyday reality, people in Maharashtra type phonetically:
 - `chaha` → **चहा**
 - `dnyaneshwar` → **ज्ञानेश्वर**
 - `patil` → **पाटील**
+- `khandeshi` → **खान्देशी**
+- `khandesh` → **खान्देश**
+- `ahirani` → **अहिराणी**
+- `varhadi` → **वऱ्हाडी** / `varhad` → **वऱ्हाड**
+- `kokani` → **कोकणी** / `malvani` → **मालवणी**
+- `thecha` → **ठेचा**
+- `kalna` → **कळणा**
+- `shevbhaji` → **शेवभाजी**
+- `bharit` → **भरीत**
+- `bhandar` → **भांडार**
+- `vyapari` → **व्यापारी**
 
 `marathi-transliterate` is built specifically for modern Marathi phonetic typing:
 - **Zero dependencies**: Pure JavaScript, ~15 KB.
@@ -140,6 +151,35 @@ export function MarathiInput() {
 
 ---
 
+## Regional Dialects & Cultural Words (खानदेशी, अहिराणी, वऱ्हाडी, कोकणी)
+
+`marathi-transliterate` natively handles difficult Marathi conjuncts, regional dialect spellings, traditional foods, and business terminology without getting garbled:
+
+| Category | Input | Output | Suggestions |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| **Khandesh & Ahirani** | `khandeshi` | **खान्देशी** | `['खान्देशी', 'खानदेशी', 'खांदेशी']` |
+| | `khandesh` | **खान्देश** | `['खान्देश', 'खानदेश', 'खांदेश']` |
+| | `ahirani` | **अहिराणी** | `['अहिराणी', 'अहिराणि']` |
+| | `khandoba` | **खंडोबा** | `['खंडोबा', 'खंडेराव']` |
+| **Varhad & Vidarbha** | `varhad` / `warhad` | **वऱ्हाड** | ऱ्ह conjunct (`वऱ्हाड`) |
+| | `varhadi` / `warhadi`| **वऱ्हाडी** | `['वऱ्हाडी']` |
+| | `vidarbha` / `vidarbhi` | **विदर्भ** / **विदर्भी** | `['विदर्भ', 'विदर्भी', 'विदर्भीय']` |
+| **Kokan & Western MH** | `kokan` / `konkan` | **कोकण** | `['कोकण', 'कोकणी']` |
+| | `malvan` / `malvani` | **मालवण** / **मालवणी** | `['मालवण', 'मालवणी']` |
+| | `marathwada` / `marathwadi` | **मराठवाडा** / **मराठवाडी** | `['मराठवाडा', 'मराठवाडी']` |
+| | `mandesh` / `mandeshi` | **मान्देश** / **मान्देशी** | `['मान्देशी', 'मानदेशी']` |
+| **Traditional Foods** | `kalna` / `kalnache` | **कळणा** / **कळण्याचे** | (कळण्याची भाकर / पीठ) |
+| | `shevbhaji` | **शेवभाजी** | (खानदेशी शेवभाजी) |
+| | `thecha` | **ठेचा** | (मिरचीचा ठेचा) |
+| | `bharit` | **भरीत** | (वांग्याचे भरीत) |
+| | `puranpoli` | **पुरणपोळी** | (पुरणपोळी) |
+| | `pithla` / `pithle` | **पिठलं** / **पिठले** | (पिठलं-भाकरी) |
+| **Business & Trade** | `bhandar` / `kiranabhandar` | **भांडार** / **किराणा भांडार** | |
+| | `vyapari` / `kharedidar` | **व्यापारी** / **खरेदीदार** | |
+| | `kamgar` / `karagir` | **कामगार** / **कारागीर** | |
+
+---
+
 ## API Reference
 
 ### `transliterateWord(word: string): string`

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "marathi-transliterate",
-  "version": "1.7.3",
+  "version": "1.7.5",
   "description": "Zero-dependency, offline-first Marathi / Devanagari phonetic transliteration library. Converts English typing to Marathi (e.g. sakhar -> साखर) seamlessly in plain JS, Node.js, and frontend frameworks.",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "src/index.js",

package/src/dictionary.js

@@ -1726,5 +1726,107 @@ export const MARATHI_DICTIONARY = {
   "jalebi": "जिलेबी",
   "gulabjamun": "गुलाबजाम",
   "biscuit": "बिस्कीट",
+
+  // --- Regional Dialects, Cultures & Communities (Khandesh, Ahirani, Varhad, Kokan, etc.) ---
+  "khandeshi": "खान्देशी",
+  "khaandeshi": "खान्देशी",
+  "khandesh": "खान्देश",
+  "khaandesh": "खान्देश",
+  "khandeshkar": "खान्देशकर",
+  "khaandeshkar": "खान्देशकर",
+  "khandoba": "खंडोबा",
+  "khandvi": "खांडवी",
+
+  "mandeshi": "मान्देशी",
+  "maandeshi": "मान्देशी",
+  "mandesh": "मान्देश",
+  "maandesh": "मान्देश",
+
+  "ahirani": "अहिराणी",
+  "aahirani": "अहिराणी",
+  "ahir": "अहिर",
+
+  "varhad": "वऱ्हाड",
+  "warhad": "वऱ्हाड",
+  "varhadi": "वऱ्हाडी",
+  "warhadi": "वऱ्हाडी",
+
+  "kokan": "कोकण",
+  "konkan": "कोकण",
+  "kokani": "कोकणी",
+  "konkani": "कोकणी",
+  "koknastha": "कोकणस्थ",
+  "kokanastha": "कोकणस्थ",
+
+  "malvan": "मालवण",
+  "maalvan": "मालवण",
+  "malvani": "मालवणी",
+  "maalvani": "मालवणी",
+
+  "marathwada": "मराठवाडा",
+  "marathwadi": "मराठवाडी",
+
+  "vidarbha": "विदर्भ",
+  "vidarbhi": "विदर्भी",
+  "vidarbhiya": "विदर्भीय",
+
+  "deshastha": "देशस्थ",
+  "marhati": "मऱ्हाटी",
+  "marhatta": "मऱ्हाटा",
+
+  "kannada": "कन्नड",
+  "kanadi": "कानडी",
+  "marwadi": "मारवाडी",
+  "marwari": "मारवाडी",
+  "sindhi": "सिंधी",
+  "gujarati": "गुजराती",
+  "rajasthani": "राजस्थानी",
+  "bengali": "बंगाली",
+  "punjabi": "पंजाबी",
+
+  // --- Kirana, Business & Trade Terms ---
+  "bhandar": "भांडार",
+  "bhandare": "भंडारे",
+  "vastubhandar": "वस्तुभांडार",
+  "kiranabhandar": "किराणा भांडार",
+  "vyapari": "व्यापारी",
+  "kharedidar": "खरेदीदार",
+  "karagir": "कारागीर",
+  "kamgar": "कामगार",
+
+  // --- Khandeshi & Maharashtrian Traditional Foods & Dishes ---
+  "kalna": "कळणा",
+  "kaalna": "कळणा",
+  "kalnache": "कळण्याचे",
+  "kalnapith": "कळणा पीठ",
+  "thecha": "ठेचा",
+  "shevbhaji": "शेवभाजी",
+  "bharit": "भरीत",
+  "vangyachebharit": "वांग्याचे भरीत",
+  "puranpoli": "पुरणपोळी",
+  "pithla": "पिठलं",
+  "pithle": "पिठले",
+  "solkadhi": "सोलकढी",
+  "ukadpendi": "उकडपेंडी",
+  "chakli": "चकली",
+  "shankarpali": "शंकरपाळी",
+  "shankarpalya": "शंकरपाळ्या",
+  "anarse": "अनारसे",
+  "anarsa": "अनारसा",
+  "vadapav": "वडापाव",
+  "misalpav": "मिसळपाव",
+  "basundi": "बासुंदी",
+  "pedhe": "पेढे",
+  "modak": "मोदक",
+  "kachori": "कचोरी",
+  "samosa": "समोसा",
+
+  // --- Common Marathi Descriptors & Colloquial Words ---
+  "bhari": "भारी",
+  "khup": "खूप",
+  "khoop": "खूप",
+  "lay": "लय",
+  "chaan": "छान",
+  "chan": "छान",
 };
 

package/src/index.js

@@ -155,6 +155,31 @@ export function getSuggestions(word, options = {}) {
     add(MARATHI_DICTIONARY[clean]);
   }
 
+  // 1b. Priority spelling alternates for regional & cultural words
+  if (clean === "khandeshi" || clean === "khaandeshi") {
+    add("खानदेशी");
+    add("खांदेशी");
+  } else if (clean === "khandesh" || clean === "khaandesh") {
+    add("खानदेश");
+    add("खांदेश");
+  } else if (clean === "mandeshi" || clean === "maandeshi") {
+    add("मानदेशी");
+    add("मांदेशी");
+  } else if (clean === "mandesh" || clean === "maandesh") {
+    add("मानदेश");
+    add("मांदेश");
+  } else if (clean === "sindhi") {
+    add("सिन्धी");
+  } else if (clean === "kannada") {
+    add("कानडी");
+  } else if (clean === "kanadi") {
+    add("कन्नड");
+  } else if (clean === "vidarbha") {
+    add("विदर्भी");
+  } else if (clean === "vidarbhi") {
+    add("विदर्भीय");
+  }
+
   // 2. Check local/memory cache
   const cached = getCachedWord(clean);
   if (cached) {
@@ -332,6 +357,38 @@ export function getSuggestions(word, options = {}) {
       add(transiterateCompound(clean.slice(0, -5), "शेठ"));
     }
 
+    // 4r. Khandesh, Mandesh & Regional alternate spellings (e.g. खान्देशी, खानदेशी, खांदेशी)
+    if (clean.startsWith("khandesh") || clean.startsWith("khaandesh")) {
+      add("खान्देशी");
+      add("खानदेशी");
+      add("खांदेशी");
+      add("खान्देश");
+      add("खानदेश");
+      add("खांदेश");
+    }
+    if (clean.startsWith("mandesh") || clean.startsWith("maandesh")) {
+      add("मान्देशी");
+      add("मानदेशी");
+      add("मान्देश");
+      add("मानदेश");
+    }
+    if (clean.startsWith("sindh")) {
+      add("सिंधी");
+      add("सिन्धी");
+    }
+    if (clean.startsWith("ahirani") || clean.startsWith("aahirani")) {
+      add("अहिराणी");
+      add("अहिराणि");
+    }
+    if (clean.startsWith("vidarbh")) {
+      add("विदर्भ");
+      add("विदर्भी");
+      add("विदर्भीय");
+    }
+    if (clean.startsWith("varhad") || clean.startsWith("warhad")) {
+      add("वऱ्हाड");
+      add("वऱ्हाडी");
+    }
   }
 
   // Background fetch to enrich cache if online (non-blocking)