पक्ष
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəkʂ/, [pɐkʃ]
Noun
पक्ष • (pakṣ) m
- faction, side, party
- Synonym: तरफ़ (taraf)
- पक्ष साथ-साथ लड़ रहे थे।
- pakṣ sāth-sāth laṛ rahe the.
- The factions were fighting amongst themselves.
- aspect, quality
- support, approval
- lunar fortnight
Declension
| 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
- (politics) political party
- Synonym: राजकीय पक्ष (rājakīya pakṣa)
- 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 |
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| 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”).[1]
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
- wing, pinion
- shoulder
- the flank or side or the half of anything
- the side or wing of a building
- the wing or flank of an army
- the half of a lunar month
- side, party, faction
- multitude, number, troop, set, class of beings
- partisan, adherent, follower, friend
- side i.e. position, place, stead
- one of two cases or one side of an argument, an alternative
- a point or matter under discussion, a thesis, a particular theory, a position advanced or an argument to be maintained
- action, lawsuit
- (logic) the proposition to be proved in a syllogism
- any supposition or view, motion, idea, opinion
- (algebra) a primary division or the side of an equation in a primary division
Declension
| 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
- Prakrit: 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔 (pakkha), 𑀧𑀁𑀔 (paṃkha)
- → Hindi: पक्ष (pakṣ)
- → Kannada: ಪಕ್ಷ (pakṣa)
- → Marathi: पक्ष (pakṣa)
- → Malay: paksa
- Indonesian: paksa
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 62