ਪਿੱਛੇ

From either the oblique or locative singular of ਪਿੱਛਾ (picchā, “back, rear, hindpart”). Ultimately inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀘𑁆𑀙 (paccha), from Sanskrit पश्च (paśca), from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁. Cognate with Bengali পাছা (pacha) and Belarusian позні (pózni, “late”).

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /pɪt̚.t͡ʃʰeː/, [ˈpɪɕ.ɕeː], [ˈpɪt̚.t͡ɕeː]
• Hyphenation: ਪਿੱ‧ਛੇ
• Rhymes: -eː

ਪਿੱਛੇ • (picche) (Shahmukhi spelling پِچّھے)

1. back

   Synonyms: ਪਿਛਾਂ (pichā̃), ਪਿਛਾਂਹ (pichā̃h)

   ਮੇਰੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਹਨ।

   merīā̃ cīzā̃ picche hana.

   My things are in the back.

2. behind

   ਇਸ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਕੀ ਹੈ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ?

   isa picche kī hai vigiāna?

   what is the science behind this?

3. backwards

   Synonyms: ਪਿੱਛੇ ਵੱਲ (picche valla), ਪਿੱਛੇ ਨੂੰ (picche nū̃)

4. in the past; ago

   Synonym: ਪਹਿਲਾਂ (pahilā̃)

• “ਪਿੱਛੇ”, in Mahan Kosh [ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Languages Department of Punjab, 2025
• “ਪਿੱਛੇ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025