Deccan in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
📖 Meaning of “Deccan”
The meaning of “Deccan” in Hindi is दक्खिन, pronounced dakkhin . Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
📘 Definition of Deccan
A geographic region, large plateau, and peninsula in southern India; southern or peninsular India.
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
Borrowed from Hindustani दक्खिन / دکھن (dakkhin) and its variants, from Prakrit 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 (dakkhiṇa), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa, “south”).
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Word (English)
Deccan
Meaning in Hindi
दक्खिन
Pronunciation
dakkhin
Category
Word Origin (Etymology)
Borrowed from Hindustani दक्खिन / دکھن (dakkhin) and its variants, from Prakrit 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 (dakkhiṇa), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa, “south”).
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The Hindi meaning of "Deccan" is दक्खिन (dakkhin).
In Devanagari script it is written as दक्खिन.
It is pronounced "dakkhin". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.