ప్రతిపక్షము

Telugu

Alternative forms

• ప్రతిపక్షం (pratipakṣaṁ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रति (prati, “towards, near to, against, in opposition to”) + पक्ष (pakṣa, “side, party, faction”) +‎ -ము (-mu).

Noun

ప్రతిపక్షము • (pratipakṣamu) ? (plural ప్రతిపక్షములు)

1. The opposite side, party or faction.
2. (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power - opposition.

References

• "ప్రతిపక్షము" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 828