प्रतिपक्ष

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतिपक्ष (pratipakṣa). By surface analysis, प्रति (prati) + पक्ष (pakṣ).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pɾə.t̪ɪ.pəkʂ/, [pɾɐ.t̪ɪ.pɐkʃ]

Noun

प्रतिपक्ष • (pratipakṣ) m

  1. rival group, opposing party
  2. rival, adversary, foe
  3. (politics) opposition
  4. direct opposite (of something)
  5. (rhetoric, philosophy) antithesis

Declension

Derived terms

  • प्रतिपक्षात्मक (pratipakṣātmak)
  • प्रतिपक्षी (pratipakṣī)
  • प्रतिपक्षता (pratipakṣatā)
  • प्रतिपक्षत्व (pratipakṣatva)

References

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