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

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /d̪ək.kʰɪn/
• Rhymes: -ɪn

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.