دکھن

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Noun

دکھن (dkhn /dakkhiṇi/) (Gurmukhi ਦਖਿਣਿ)

  1. south

Descendants

  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਦੱਖਿਣ (dakkhiṇ), ਦੱਖਣ (dakkhaṇ)
    Shahmukhi script: دَکِّھݨ (dakkhiṇ)

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi دکھن (dkhn /⁠dakkhiṇi⁠/), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dək.kʰɪ.ɳ/, [ˈd̪ɐkːʰɪ̽ɳə̆]

Adjective

دَکِّھݨ • (dakkhiṇ) (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੱਖਿਣ or ਦੱਖਣ)

  1. south, southern

Proper noun

دَکِّھݨ • (dakkhiṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੱਖਿਣ or ਦੱਖਣ)

  1. Deccan

Noun

دَکِّھݨ • (dakkhiṇ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੱਖਿਣ or ਦੱਖਣ)

  1. south

Noun

دَکِّھݨ • (dakkhiṇ) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਦੱਖਿਣ or ਦੱਖਣ)

  1. southerly, south wind

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Pronunciation

Noun

دَکّھِن • (dakkhin) m (Hindi spelling दक्खिन)

  1. the south, southern direction

See also

compass points (2):  [edit]

اُتَّر (uttar)
پَچَّھم (paccham) پُورَب (pūrab)
دَکَّھن (dakkhan)

Further reading

  • “دکھن”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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