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

• (Standard Hindi) 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

• दक्खिनी (dakkhinī)

Descendants

• → English: Deccan, Decan, Dekkan, Dekhan
  • →⇒ New Latin: deccanensis