daksina

See also: dakšiņa and dakšiņā

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese dakṣiṇa, from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Noun

daksina (Balinese script ᬤᬓ᭄ᬱᬶᬡ)

1. south

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese dakṣiṇa (“right (not left); south, southern; present to the officiating priest”), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Noun

daksina (Carakan script ꦢꦏ꧀ꦱꦶꦤ)

1. (literary) the south
2. (literary) present to the officiating priest

Adjective

daksina (Carakan script ꦢꦏ꧀ꦱꦶꦤ)

1. (literary) southern

Coordinate terms

compass points (kawi/literary):  ^[edit]

nurwitri	utara	narasunya
pascima		purwa
kanéya	duksina	byabya

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011), “daksina”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Karo Batak

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Noun

daksina

1. south, one of compass points

Coordinate terms

compass points:  ^[edit]

mangabia	utara	irisen
pustima		purba
nariti	daksina	aguni

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /dakˈsina/ [daʔˈsi.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: dak‧si‧na

Noun

daksina (Jawi spelling دقسينا, plural daksina-daksina or daksina²)

1. (Classical Malay) synonym of selatan (“south”)

Further reading

• "daksina" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017