ਪੱਖ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa).

Noun

ਪੱਖ • (pakkha) m

  1. side, party, team
  2. partisanship, partiality
  3. facet, aspect
  4. half of a lunar month, lunar fortnight

Derived terms
  • ਪੱਖੀ (pakkhī, “-wing; -side”, suffix)
  • ਨਿਰਪੱਖ (nirpakkha, “impartial”, adjective)
  • ਪੰਛੀ f (pañchī, “bird”)
  • ਵਿਪੱਖ m (vipakkha, “opposition”)

Further reading
  • “ਪੱਖ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਪੱਖ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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