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Dekkan
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English
Proper noun
~
en Deccan.
en 1895 w:Rudyard Kipling Red Dog (Kipling short story) Red Dog Mowgli's wanderings had taken him to the edge of the high grassy downs of the Dekkan, and he had seen the fearless dholes sleeping and playing and scratching themselves in the little hollows and tussocks that they use for lairs.
French
fr:
Alternative forms
fr Deccan
Etymology
fr en Deccan, en Dekkan, from fr inc-hnd hi दक्खिन - / ur دکھن dakkhin.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
fr A <<region>> of central and southern <<c/India>> comprising the Deccan Plateau and surrounding areas. Deccan
German
de:
Etymology
de inc-hnd hi दक्खिन - / ur دکھن dakkhin, probably via en Deccan.
Proper noun
m
de A <<region>> of central and southern <<c/India>> comprising the Deccan Plateau and surrounding areas. Deccan
Derived terms
de Hochland von Dekkan