dakkhiṇa

See also: dakkhiṇā

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative forms

• 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• दक्खिण (Devanagari script)
• দক্খিণ (Bengali script)
• දක‍්ඛිණ (Sinhalese script)
• ဒက္ခိဏ or ၻၵ္ၶိꧣ or ၻၵ်ၶိꧣ (Burmese script)
• ทกฺขิณ or ทักขิณะ (Thai script)
• ᨴᨠ᩠ᨡᩥᨱ (Tai Tham script)
• ທກ຺ຂິຓ or ທັກຂິຓະ (Lao script)
• ទក្ខិណ (Khmer script)
• 𑄘𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄨𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa).

Adjective

dakkhiṇa

1. right, righthand
2. southern

Declension

Declension table of "dakkhiṇa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dakkhiṇo	dakkhiṇā
Accusative (second)	dakkhiṇaṃ	dakkhiṇe
Instrumental (third)	dakkhiṇena	dakkhiṇehi or dakkhiṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	dakkhiṇassa or dakkhiṇāya or dakkhiṇatthaṃ	dakkhiṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dakkhiṇasmā or dakkhiṇamhā or dakkhiṇā	dakkhiṇehi or dakkhiṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	dakkhiṇassa	dakkhiṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dakkhiṇasmiṃ or dakkhiṇamhi or dakkhiṇe	dakkhiṇesu
Vocative (calling)	dakkhiṇa	dakkhiṇā

Declension table of "dakkhiṇa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	dakkhiṇaṃ	dakkhiṇāni
Accusative (second)	dakkhiṇaṃ	dakkhiṇāni
Instrumental (third)	dakkhiṇena	dakkhiṇehi or dakkhiṇebhi
Dative (fourth)	dakkhiṇassa or dakkhiṇāya or dakkhiṇatthaṃ	dakkhiṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	dakkhiṇasmā or dakkhiṇamhā or dakkhiṇā	dakkhiṇehi or dakkhiṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)	dakkhiṇassa	dakkhiṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	dakkhiṇasmiṃ or dakkhiṇamhi or dakkhiṇe	dakkhiṇesu
Vocative (calling)	dakkhiṇa	dakkhiṇāni

Noun

dakkhiṇa n

1. the south; southern direction

Declension

As for the neuter of the adjective.

Descendants

• Burmese: ဒက္ခိဏ (dakhki.na.)