Kalmar "Maratha" ko "Mahratta" gabaɗaya tana nufin ɗan kabilar Marathi ne na Maharashtra, Indiya, wanda ya taka muhimmiyar rawa a tarihin yankin, musamman a ƙarni na 17 da 18. Ana kuma amfani da kalmar “Maratha” wajen bayyana harshe, al’adu, da al’adun mutanen nan. Bugu da ƙari, "Mahratta" na iya nufin daular Mahratta, wadda ita ce babbar iko a Indiya daga tsakiyar karni na 17 zuwa tsakiyar karni na 19.