Dakshin: 2 definitions

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Dakshin means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Ambiguity: Although Dakshin has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Dakshina.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Dakshin in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the south; right; favourably disposed; (in poetical jargon) attribute of a hero ([nayaka]) who keeps all his heroines in good humour; —[pamtha] right; ~[pamthi] rightist; —[hona] to be favourably disposed..—dakshin (दक्षिण) is alternatively transliterated as Dakṣiṇa.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Dakshin is another spelling for दक्षिण [dakṣiṇa].—n. the south (direction); adj. right; situated on the right side;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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