पक्ष

See also: पक्षी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəkʂ/, [pəkʃ]

Noun

पक्ष • (pakṣ) m

1. faction, side, party

   पक्ष साथ-साथ लड़ रहे थे। ― pakṣ sāth-sāth laṛ rahe the. ― The factions were fighting amongst themselves.

   Synonym: तरफ़ (taraf)

2. aspect, quality
3. support, approval
4. lunar fortnight

Derived terms

• पक्षद्वाय (pakṣadvāy)
• पक्षपात (pakṣapāt)
• पक्षपातपूर्ण (pakṣapātpūrṇ)
• पक्षपातविहीन (pakṣapātvihīn)
• पक्षपाती (pakṣapātī)
• विपक्ष (vipakṣ)

 

Declension

Declension of पक्ष (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पक्ष pakṣ	पक्ष pakṣ
oblique	पक्ष pakṣ	पक्षों pakṣõ
vocative	पक्ष pakṣ	पक्षो pakṣo

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬧᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
• পক্ষ (Assamese script)
• পক্ষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌪𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
• પક્ષ (Gujarati script)
• ꦥꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
• បក្ឞ (Khmer script)
• ಪಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
• ປກ຺ຩ (Lao script)
• 𑘢𑘎𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
• ပက္ၑ (Burmese script)
• 𑧂𑦮𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐎𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
• ପକ୍ଷ (Oriya script)
• ꢦꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
• పక్ష (Telugu script)
• ปกฺษ (Thai script)
• པཀྵ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pakšás (“side, flank”), from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“side, flank”). Cognate with Ossetian [script needed] (faxs, “side”), Latvian paksis (“corner of a house”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐk.ʂɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐk.ʂɐ/

Noun

पक्ष • (pakṣá) m

1. wing, pinion
2. shoulder
3. the flank or side or the half of anything
4. the side or wing of a building
5. the wing or flank of an army
6. the half of a lunar month
7. side, party, faction
8. multitude, number, troop, set, class of beings
9. partisan, adherent, follower, friend
10. side i.e. position, place, stead
11. one of two cases or one side of an argument, an alternative
12. a point or matter under discussion, a thesis, a particular theory, a position advanced or an argument to be maintained
13. action, lawsuit
14. (logic) the proposition to be proved in a syllogism
15. any supposition or view, motion, idea, opinion
16. (algebra) a primary division or the side of an equation in a primary division

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पक्ष (pakṣá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पक्षः pakṣáḥ	पक्षौ pakṣaú	पक्षाः / पक्षासः¹ pakṣā́ḥ / pakṣā́saḥ¹
Vocative	पक्ष pákṣa	पक्षौ pákṣau	पक्षाः / पक्षासः¹ pákṣāḥ / pákṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	पक्षम् pakṣám	पक्षौ pakṣaú	पक्षान् pakṣā́n
Instrumental	पक्षेण pakṣéṇa	पक्षाभ्याम् pakṣā́bhyām	पक्षैः / पक्षेभिः¹ pakṣaíḥ / pakṣébhiḥ¹
Dative	पक्षाय pakṣā́ya	पक्षाभ्याम् pakṣā́bhyām	पक्षेभ्यः pakṣébhyaḥ
Ablative	पक्षात् pakṣā́t	पक्षाभ्याम् pakṣā́bhyām	पक्षेभ्यः pakṣébhyaḥ
Genitive	पक्षस्य pakṣásya	पक्षयोः pakṣáyoḥ	पक्षाणाम् pakṣā́ṇām
Locative	पक्षे pakṣé	पक्षयोः pakṣáyoḥ	पक्षेषु pakṣéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• पक्षिन् (pakṣín, “winged; a bird”)

Descendants

• Pali: pakkha
  • → Kannada: ಪಕ್ಕ (pakka, “side”)
  • → Tamil: பக்கம் (pakkam)
  • → Thai: ปักข์, ปักษ์
• Prakrit: 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha), 𑀧𑀁𑀔 (paṃkha)
  • Hindi: पंख (paṅkh), पंखा (paṅkhā), पांख (pā̃kh)
  • Konkani: पाख (pākh)
  • Marathi: पंख (paṅkha), पाख (pākh)
  • Mewari: पंखो (paṅkho)
  • Punjabi: ਪੱਖ (pakkha)
• → Hindi: पक्ष (pakṣ)
• → Kannada: ಪಕ್ಷ (pakṣa)
• → Marathi: पक्ष (pakṣa)
• → Malay: paksa
  • → Indonesian: paksa