पश्चिम
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पश्चिम दिशा
See also: पश्चिमी
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पश्चिम (paścima).
Pronunciation
Noun
पश्चिम • (paścim) m (Urdu spelling پشچم)
Declension
Declension of पश्चिम (masc cons-stem)
Coordinate terms
- (compass points)
| पश्चिमोत्तर (paścimottar) | उत्तर (uttar) | पूर्वोत्तर (pūrvottar) |
| पश्चिम (paścim) | 
|
पूर्व (pūrv) |
| दक्षिण-पश्चिम (dakṣiṇ-paścim) | दक्षिण (dakṣiṇ) | दक्षिण-पूर्व (dakṣiṇ-pūrv) |
Derived terms
- पश्चिमी (paścimī)
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पश्चिम (paścima).
Pronunciation
Adjective
पश्चिम • (paścim)
- western
- Synonym: पाश्चिमात्य (pāścimātya)
Noun
पश्चिम • (paścim) f
See also
- (compass points) दिशा;
| वायव्य (vāyavya) | उत्तर (uttar) | ईशान्य (īśānya) |
| पश्चिम (paścim) |
|
पूर्व (pūrva) |
| नैऋत्य (naiŕtya) | दक्षिण (dakṣiṇ) | आग्नेय (āgney) |
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पश्चिम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पश्चिम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Nepali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पश्चिम (paścima).
Pronunciation
Noun
पश्चिम • (paścim)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- পশ্চিম (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬰ᭄ᬘᬶᬫ (Balinese script)
- পশ্চিম (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰫𑰿𑰓𑰰𑰦 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀰𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀫 (Brahmi script)
- ပၐ္စိမ (Burmese script)
- પશ્ચિમ (Gujarati script)
- ਪਸ਼੍ਚਿਮ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌮 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦯ꧀ꦕꦶꦩ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂬𑂹𑂒𑂱𑂧 (Kaithi script)
- ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ (Kannada script)
- បឝ្ចិម (Khmer script)
- ປຨ຺ຈິມ (Lao script)
- പശ്ചിമ (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᠠᡧᢜᡳᠮᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘫𑘿𑘓𑘱𑘦 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠠᠱᢋᠢᠮᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧋𑧠𑦳𑧒𑧆 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐱𑑂𑐔𑐶𑐩 (Newa script)
- ପଶ୍ଚିମ (Odia script)
- ꢦꢯ꣄ꢗꢶꢪ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆯𑇀𑆖𑆴𑆩 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖫𑖿𑖓𑖰𑖦 (Siddham script)
- පශ්චිම (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩿 𑪙𑩡𑩑𑩴 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚧𑚶𑚏𑚮𑚢 (Takri script)
- பஶ்சிம (Tamil script)
- పశ్చిమ (Telugu script)
- ปศฺจิม (Thai script)
- པ་ཤྩི་མ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒬𑓂𑒔𑒱𑒧 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨮𑩇𑨣𑨁𑨢 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Related to पश्चा (paścā); both from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pasčaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁, from *pós (“afterwards, behind”). Cognate with Latin post (“afterwards, behind”), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬯𐬗𐬀 (pasca), Old Persian (/pasā/).
Pronunciation
Noun
पश्चिम • (paścima) stem, ?
Adjective
पश्चिम • (paścima)
Coordinate terms
- (compass points)
| पश्चिमोत्तर (paścimottara) | उत्तर (uttara) | ईशान (īśāna) |
| पश्चिम (paścima) |
|
पूर्व (pūrva) |
| दक्षिणपश्चिम (dakṣiṇapaścima) | दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa) | दक्षिणपूर्व (dakṣiṇapūrva) |
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀧𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀫 (pacchuma, “hinder, western”)
- Dardic:
- Kashmiri: (pachyumü, “the west”)
- Western:
- Southern:
Borrowed terms
- Dhivehi: ފަކުސަމަ (fakusama, “west, occident”)
- Toba Batak: pastima
- Bengali: পশ্চিম (pościm)
- Gujarati: પશ્ચિમ (paścim)
- Hindi: पश्चिम (paścim)
- Kannada: ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ (paścima)
- Khmer: បស្ចិម (bahcəm)
- Marathi: पश्चिम (paścim)
- Nepali: पश्चिम (paścim)
- Old Javanese: paścima
- Pali: pacchima
- Punjabi: ਪੱਛਮ (paccham)
- Rohingya: fosím
- Telugu: పశ్చిమ (paścima)
- Thai: ประจิม (bprà-jim)