Deccan

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Deccan

/ˈdɛk.ən/ UK

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Borrowed from Hindustani दक्खिन / دکھن (dakkhin) and its variants, from Prakrit 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 (dakkhiṇa), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa, “south”).

proper noun Deccan · the Deccan · Decan · Dekkan · Dekhan

A geographic region, large plateau, and peninsula in southern India; southern or peninsular India. So counſel'd hee, and both together went / Into the thickeſt Wood, there ſoon they choſe / The Figtree, not that kind for Fruit renown'd, / But ſuch as at this day to Indians known / In Malabar or Decan ſpreds her Armes / Braunching ſo broad and long, that in the ground / The bended Twigs take root,

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name the Deccan

中文	德干 dégān
हिन्दी	दक्खिन dakkhin, दक्षिण dakṣiṇ
Deutsch	Dekkan

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@misc{deccan_2026,
  title = {Deccan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deccan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}