దక్షిణ

Telugu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪akʂiɳa/

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Adjective

దక్షిణ • (dakṣiṇa)

  1. south
    Synonym: వలను (valanu)
  2. right-hand side
    Synonyms: కుడి (kuḍi), వలను (valanu)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā).

Noun

దక్షిణ • (dakṣiṇan (plural దక్షిణలు)

  1. any gift or offering in general
  2. a fee or remuneration or honorarium for services rendered (chiefly of a religious kind)
  3. a present or gift of money to a Brahmana at the performance of any religious rite