पक्ष

See also: पक्षी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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. a lunar fortnight

Derived terms

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

 

Declension

Declension of पक्ष
	Singular	Plural
Direct	पक्ष (pakṣ)	पक्ष (pakṣ)
Oblique	पक्ष (pakṣ)	पक्षों (pakṣõ)
Vocative	पक्ष (pakṣ)	पक्षो (pakṣo)

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Sanskrit

Noun

पक्ष • (pakṣá) m

1. wing, pinion
2. symbol
3. name of the number two
4. feather, the feathers on both sides of an arrow
5. fin of a fish
6. shoulder
7. the flank or side or the half of anything
8. the side or wing of a building
9. the wing or flank of an army
10. the half of a lunar month
11. side, party, faction
12. multitude, number, troop, set, class of beings
13. partisan, adherent, follower, friend
14. side i.e. position, place, stead
15. quantity
16. one of two cases or one side of an argument, an alternative
17. a point or matter under discussion, a thesis, a particular theory, a position advanced or an argument to be maintained
18. action, lawsuit
19. (logic) the proposition to be proved in a syllogism
20. any supposition or view, motion, idea, opinion
21. sun
22. name of several men
23. (algebra) a primary division or the side of an equation in a primary division
24. the wall of a house or any wall
25. army
26. favour
27. contradiction, rejoinder
28. the ash-pit of a fire-place
29. royal elephant
30. a limb or member of the body
31. the feathers of the tail of a peacock, a tail
32. proximity, neighbourhood
33. bracelet
34. purity, perfection

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पक्ष
Nom. sg.	पक्षः (pakṣaḥ)
Gen. sg.	पक्षस्य (pakṣasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पक्षः (pakṣaḥ)	पक्षौ (pakṣau)	पक्षाः (pakṣāḥ)
Vocative	पक्ष (pakṣa)	पक्षौ (pakṣau)	पक्षाः (pakṣāḥ)
Accusative	पक्षम् (pakṣam)	पक्षौ (pakṣau)	पक्षान् (pakṣān)
Instrumental	पक्षेण (pakṣeṇa)	पक्षाभ्याम् (pakṣābhyām)	पक्षैः (pakṣaiḥ)
Dative	पक्षाय (pakṣāya)	पक्षाभ्याम् (pakṣābhyām)	पक्षेभ्यः (pakṣebhyaḥ)
Ablative	पक्षात् (pakṣāt)	पक्षाभ्याम् (pakṣābhyām)	पक्षेभ्यः (pakṣebhyaḥ)
Genitive	पक्षस्य (pakṣasya)	पक्षयोः (pakṣayoḥ)	पक्षाणाम् (pakṣāṇām)
Locative	पक्षे (pakṣe)	पक्षयोः (pakṣayoḥ)	पक्षेषु (pakṣeṣu)

Descendants

• Tamil: பக்கம் (pakkam)