Deccani

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Deccani دکنی (compare Hindi दक्खिनी (dakkhinī)).

Adjective

Deccani (not comparable)

  1. Of, belonging, or relating to the Deccan.

Noun

Deccani (plural Deccanis or Deccani)

  1. An inhabitant of the Deccan.

Proper noun

Deccani

  1. The descendent of Old Hindi spoken by the Deccani people, closely related to Hindustani.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Deccani terms

Further reading

  • Henry Yule, Arthur Coke Burnell (1886) Hobson-Jobson Being a Glossary of Anglo-Indian Colloquial Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms; Etymological, Historical, Geographical, and Discursive, London: John Murray, pages 233–4

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