पक्ष

See also: पक्षी and पेक्षा

Hindi

पक्ष • (pakṣ) m

Declension of पक्ष (masc cons-stem)

पक्ष • (pakṣa) m

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	oblique सामान्यरूप
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.

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

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]

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

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

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

^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 62