पक्ष

See also: पक्षी and पेक्षा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəkʂ/, [pɐkʃ]

Noun

पक्ष • (pakṣ) m

1. faction, side, party

   Synonym: तरफ़ (taraf)

   पक्ष साथ-साथ लड़ रहे थे।

   pakṣ sāth-sāth laṛ rahe the.

   The factions were fighting amongst themselves.

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

Declension

Declension of पक्ष (masc cons-stem)

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

Derived terms

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

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pək.ʂə/

Noun

पक्ष • (pakṣa) m

1. (politics) political party

   Synonym: राजकीय पक्ष (rājakīya pakṣa)

2. fortnight in lunar month

Declension

Declension of पक्ष (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	पक्ष pakṣ
direct plural	पक्ष pakṣ
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पक्ष pakṣ		पक्ष pakṣ
oblique सामान्यरूप	पक्षा pakṣā		पक्षां- pakṣān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पक्षाला pakṣālā		पक्षांना pakṣānnā
ergative	पक्षाने, पक्षानं pakṣāne, pakṣāna		पक्षांनी pakṣānnī
instrumental	पक्षाशी pakṣāśī		पक्षांशी pakṣānśī
locative सप्तमी	पक्षात pakṣāt		पक्षांत pakṣāt
vocative संबोधन	पक्षा pakṣā		पक्षांनो pakṣānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of पक्ष (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पक्षाचा pakṣāċā	पक्षाचे pakṣāċe	पक्षाची pakṣācī	पक्षाच्या pakṣācā	पक्षाचे, पक्षाचं pakṣāċe, pakṣāċa	पक्षाची pakṣācī	पक्षाच्या pakṣācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पक्षांचा pakṣānċā	पक्षांचे pakṣānċe	पक्षांची pakṣāñcī	पक्षांच्या pakṣāncā	पक्षांचे, पक्षांचं pakṣānċe, pakṣānċa	पक्षांची pakṣāñcī	पक्षांच्या pakṣāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पक्ष”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পক্ষ (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
• পক্ষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• ပက္ၑ (Burmese script)
• પક્ષ (Gujarati script)
• ਪਕ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂍𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
• ಪಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
• បក្ឞ (Khmer script)
• ປກ຺ຩ (Lao script)
• പക്ഷ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᠠᡬᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘎𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᢉᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑦮𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐎𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
• ପକ୍ଷ (Odia script)
• ꢦꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
• පක්‍ෂ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩜 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚊𑚶 (Takri script)
• பக்ஷ (Tamil script)
• పక్ష (Telugu script)
• ปกฺษ (Thai script)
• པ་ཀྵ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨋𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pakšás (“side, flank”), from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“side, flank”).

Cognate with Ossetian фахс (faxs, “side”) and maybe Latvian paksis (“corner of a house”).

Alternatively from Proto-Indo-Iranian *paćšás and cognate with Prasuni obuć (“side”), Waigali pāći (“side”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

पक्ष • (pakṣá) stem, 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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पक्षः (pakṣáḥ)	पक्षौ (pakṣaú) पक्षा¹ (pakṣā́¹)	पक्षाः (pakṣā́ḥ) पक्षासः¹ (pakṣā́saḥ¹)
accusative	पक्षम् (pakṣám)	पक्षौ (pakṣaú) पक्षा¹ (pakṣā́¹)	पक्षान् (pakṣā́n)
instrumental	पक्षेण (pakṣéṇa)	पक्षाभ्याम् (pakṣā́bhyām)	पक्षैः (pakṣaíḥ) पक्षेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	पक्ष (pákṣa)	पक्षौ (pákṣau) पक्षा¹ (pákṣā¹)	पक्षाः (pákṣāḥ) पक्षासः¹ (pákṣāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• पक्षवत् (pakṣávat)
• पक्षिन् (pakṣín, “winged; a bird”)

Related terms

• पक्षस् (pákṣas)

Descendants

• Pali: pakkha
  • → Kannada: ಪಕ್ಕ (pakka, “side”)
  • → Tamil: பக்கம் (pakkam)
  • → Thai: ปักข์, ปักษ์ (bpàk)
• Prakrit: 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha), 𑀧𑀁𑀔 (paṃkha)
  • Assamese: পখা (pokha), পাখা (pakha), পাখি (pakhi)
  • Bengali: পাখা (pakha)
  • Hindi: पंख (paṅkh), पंखा (paṅkhā), पांख (pāṅkh)
  • Konkani: पाख (pākh)
  • Marathi: पंख (paṅkha), पाख (pākh)
  • Mewari: पंखो (paṅkho)
  • Punjabi: ਪੱਖ (pakkha)
  • Romani: phak
• → Hindi: पक्ष (pakṣ)
• → Kannada: ಪಕ್ಷ (pakṣa)
• → Marathi: पक्ष (pakṣa)
• → Malay: paksa
  • Indonesian: paksa