पक्ष

See also: पक्षी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəkʂ/, [pɐkʃ]

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)

 

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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

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *peg- (“breast”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

पक्ष • (pakṣá) stem, 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 (pakṣá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पक्षः pakṣáḥ	पक्षौ / पक्षा¹ pakṣaú / pakṣā́¹	पक्षाः / पक्षासः¹ pakṣā́ḥ / pakṣā́saḥ¹
Vocative	पक्ष pákṣa	पक्षौ / पक्षा¹ pákṣau / pákṣā¹	पक्षाः / पक्षासः¹ pákṣāḥ / pákṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	पक्षम् pakṣám	पक्षौ / पक्षा¹ pakṣaú / pakṣā́¹	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

Descendants

• → Tamil: பக்கம் (pakkam)