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Deccani

Deccani adjective: of, belonging, or relating to the Deccan.

Adjective

Deccani (not comparable)

  1. Of, belonging, or relating to the Deccan.

Noun

Deccani (plural Deccanis or Deccani)

  1. An inhabitant of the Deccan.

Proper noun

Deccani

  1. The descendent of Old Hindi spoken by the Deccani people, closely related to Hindustani.

Forms of Deccani

Adjective
alternative formDeccanee
alternative formDeccany
alternative formDakhini
Noun
pluralDeccanis
pluralDeccani

Origin of Deccani

From Deccani دکنی (compare Hindi दक्खिनी (dakkhinī)).

Questions about Deccani

What does Deccani mean?
Deccani means of, belonging, or relating to the Deccan.
What part of speech is Deccani?
Deccani can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Deccani in the dictionary

  1. DECC
  2. Decca
  3. Deccan
  4. Deccanee
  5. Deccanees
  6. Deccani
  7. Deccanies
  8. Deccanis
  9. Deccany
  10. decd.
  11. dece

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