As a Hindi name
दाक्षिणात्य · adj
दक्खिनी । दक्षिण देश का । जैसे, दाक्षिणात्य ब्राह्मण — Śabdasāgara
दाक्षिणात्य
स्त्री पुं॰ · दक्षिण देश । भारतवर्ष का वह भाग जो विंध्याचल के दक्षिण पड़ता है । दक्षिण खंड · दक्षिण देश का निवासी — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(fr. dakṣiṇā, ) southerly, southern, belonging to or living in or coming from the south or Deccan, &c.
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
dākṣiṇātya mf(ā)n. (fr. dakṣiṇā ind., Pāṇ. iv, 2, 98) southerly, southern, belonging to or living in or coming from the south or Deccan, MBh.; Hariv. &c.
(also ˚tyaka mf(˚tyikā)n., Pāṇ. vii, 3, 44, Vārtt. 5, Pat.)
dākṣiṇātya m. (or n. ?) the south, Hariv. 6200
dākṣiṇātya m. cocoa-nut, L.
pl. inhabitants of the Deccan, MBh.; Hariv.
Alternative readings
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