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deccani

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
dec-ca-ni
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, belonging, or relating to the Deccan.

noun

An inhabitant of the Deccan.

name

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Deccanee (alternative) Deccany (alternative) Dakhini (alternative) Deccanis (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Deccani terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Deccani terms

Questions

What does deccani mean?
Of, belonging, or relating to the Deccan.
Where does deccani come from?
From Deccani دکنی (compare Hindi दक्खिनी (dakkhinī)).

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