दक्खिन

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • दखिन (dakhin), दखन (dakhan), दक्खन (dakkhan)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 (dakkhiṇa) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dákṣiṇa, “right (side), south”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáćšinas, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱsinos, from *deḱs- (“right (side)”). Doublet of दक्षिण (dakṣiṇ). Cognate with Punjabi ਦੱਖਣ (dakkhaṇ).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ək.kʰɪn/, [d̪ɐk̚.kʰɪ̃n]

Noun

दक्खिन • (dakkhin) m (Urdu spelling دکّھن)

  1. the south, southern direction
    Synonym: दक्षिण (dakṣiṇ)
  2. the Deccan
    Synonym: दक्कन (dakkan)

Declension

Declension of दक्खिन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct दक्खिन
dakkhin 		दक्खिन
dakkhin
oblique दक्खिन
dakkhin 		दक्खिनों
dakkhinõ
vocative दक्खिन
dakkhin 		दक्खिनो
dakkhino

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: Deccan, Decan, Dekkan, Dekhan
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