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)

Related terms

• 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.