દખણી

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 (dakkhiṇa), from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dákṣiṇa, “right (side), south”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáćšinas, from Proto-Indo-European *déḱsinos. Doublet of દક્ષિણ (dakṣiṇ). Cognate with Hindustani دکھن / दक्खिन (dakkhin) and Marathi डाखीण (ḍākhīṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪əkʰ.ɳi/
• Rhymes: -i

Adjective

દખણી • (dakhṇī) (indeclinable)

1. southern

Noun

દખણી • (dakhṇī) m

1. Marathi (person)

   Synonyms: મહારાષ્ટ્રી (mahārāṣṭrī), મરાઠો (marāṭho)

Declension

Declension of દખણી
	singular	plural
nominative	દખણી (dakhṇī)	દખણીઓ (dakhṇīo)
oblique	દખણી (dakhṇī)	દખણીઓ (dakhṇīo)
vocative	દખણી (dakhṇī)	દખણીઓ (dakhṇīo)
instrumental	દખણી (dakhṇī)	દખણીઓ (dakhṇīo)
locative	દખણીએ (dakhṇīe)	દખણીઓએ (dakhṇīoe)

Proper noun

દખણી • (dakhṇī) f

1. Deccani

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dákṣiṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press