"Deccan" meaning in English

See Deccan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɛk.ən/ [UK] Forms: Deccan [canonical], the Deccan [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani दक्खिन / دکھن (dakkhin) and its variants, from Prakrit 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 (dakkhiṇa), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa, “south”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deḱs-}}, {{bor+|en|inc-hnd}} Borrowed from Hindustani, {{der|en|pra|𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡}} Prakrit 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 (dakkhiṇa), {{der|en|sa|दक्षिण||south}} Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa, “south”) Head templates: {{en-prop|def=~}} Deccan or the Deccan
  1. A large plateau in southern India; southern or peninsular India. Wikipedia link: Deccan Categories (place): Peninsulas, Places in India, Regions of Asia Synonyms: Decan, Dekkan, Dekhan Related terms: Deccani Translations (the Deccan): Dècan [masculine] (Catalan), Dekkan [masculine] (German), दख्खन (dakhkhan) (Hindi), ದಖ್ಖನ್ (dakhkhan) (Kannada), ഡെക്കാൺ (ḍekkāṇ) (Malayalam), दख्खन (dakhkhan) (Marathi), ଦକ୍ଷିଣ (dakshiṇa) (Odia), ਦੱਖਣ (dakkhaṇ) (Punjabi), दक्षिणापथ (dakṣiṇāpatha) [masculine] (Sanskrit), தெக்காணம் (tekkāṇam) (Tamil), దక్కన్ (dakkan) (Telugu), دَکَّن (dakkan) [masculine] (Urdu)

Alternative forms

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