DECCANY, adj., also used as subst. Properly dakhinī, dakkhinī, dakhnī. Coming from the Deccan. A (Mahommedan) inhabitant of the Deccan. Also the very peculiar dialect of Hindustani spoken by such people.
1516.—"The Decani language, which is the natural language of the country."—Barbosa, 77.
1572.—
"...
Decanys, Orias, que e esperança
Tem de sua salvação nas resonantes
Aguas do Gange...."—Camões, vii. 20.
1578.—"The Decanins (call the Betel-leaf) Pan."—Acosta, 139.
c. 1590.—"Hence Dak'hinīs are notorious in Hindústán for stupidity...."—Author quoted by Blochmann, Āīn, i. 443.
[1813.—"... and the Decanne-bean (butea superba) are very conspicuous."—Forbes, Or. Mem. 2nd. ed. i. 195.]