दक्खिन

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਦੱਖਣ (dakkhaṇ), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 (dakkhiṇa), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dákṣiṇa, right (side), south), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáćšinas, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱsinos, from *deḱs- (right (side)).

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Noun

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दक्खिन (dakkhinm (Urdu spelling دکّھن)

  1. the south, southern direction
    Synonym: दक्षिण (dakṣiṇ)
  2. the Deccan
    Synonym: दक्कन (dakkan)

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  • English: Deccan, Decan, Dekkan, Dekhan