Deccani

D2E1C3C3A1N1I1

adjective

Of, belonging, or relating to the Deccan.

OriginDeccani دکنی →
Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveDeccani (not comparable)

alternative Deccanee · alternative Deccany · alternative Dakhini

  1. not comparableOf, belonging, or relating to the Deccan.
nounDeccani (plural Deccanis or Deccani)

plural Deccanis · alternative Deccanee · alternative Deccany · alternative Dakhini

  1. An inhabitant of the Deccan.
proper noun

alternative Deccanee · alternative Deccany · alternative Dakhini

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

Origin

  1. Deccaniدکنی
  2. EnglishDeccani

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

More words from Deccani

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Candice
Cite this entry
APA

Deccani. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deccani

MLA

“Deccani.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deccani. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deccani,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deccani.

Source: Deccani on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.