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Dekkan

English edit

Proper noun edit

(the) Dekkan

  1. Alternative spelling of Deccan
    • 1895, Rudyard Kipling, Red Dog:
      Mowgli's wanderings had taken him to the edge of the high grassy downs of the Dekkan, and he had seen the fearless dholes sleeping and playing and scratching themselves in the little hollows and tussocks that they use for lairs.

French edit

 
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Deccan, Dekkan, from Hindustani दक्खिन / دکھن (dakkhin).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dɛ.kɑ̃/, /de.kɑ̃/

Proper noun edit

Dekkan m

  1. Deccan (A region of central and southern India comprising the Deccan Plateau and surrounding areas.)

German edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Hindustani दक्खिन / دکھن (dakkhin), probably via English Deccan.

Proper noun edit

Dekkan m (proper noun, strong, genitive Dekkans)

  1. Deccan (A region of central and southern India comprising the Deccan Plateau and surrounding areas.)

Derived terms edit

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