पश्चिमी (pashchimii)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'western' -- used for directions, cultures, and geopolitical regions alike, e.g. पश्चिमी देश (pashchimii desh, 'western countries').
Sense
1
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western
adjective
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: पश्चिमी (pashchimii) comes from पश्चिम (pashchim, 'west') and shows up constantly in everyday talk about culture and lifestyle -- पश्चिमी सभ्यता (pashchimii sabhytaa, 'western civilization') or पश्चिमी कपड़े (pashchimii kapde, 'western clothes') are common phrases when comparing Indian and non-Indian ways of doing things. It pairs naturally with its counterparts पूर्वी (poorvii, 'eastern'), उत्तरी (uttrii, 'northern'), and दक्षिणी (dakshinii, 'southern').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to inflect it like a variable adjective (पश्चिमा, पश्चिमे) -- it never changes form regardless of the noun's gender or number, e.g. पश्चिमी हवा (pashchimii havaa, 'western wind') and पश्चिमी रीति-रिवाज (pashchimii riiti-rivaaj, 'western customs') both keep पश्चिमी (pashchimii) unchanged.
Sample Sentences:
उसने पश्चिमी कपड़े पहने हैं।
She is wearing western clothes.
(usne pashchimii kapde pahne hain।)
मेरी दादी पश्चिमी सभ्यता की बहुत आलोचना करती हैं।
My grandmother criticizes western civilization a lot.
(merii daadii pashchimii sabhytaa kii bahut aalochnaa kartii hain।)
राजस्थान का पश्चिमी इलाका ज़्यादातर रेगिस्तान है।
The western region of Rajasthan is mostly desert.
(raajasthaan kaa pashchimii ilaakaa zyaadaatar registaan hai।)
पश्चिमी देशों में शिक्षा व्यवस्था अलग तरह से चलती है।
In western countries, the education system works differently.
(pashchimii deshon men shikshaa vyavasthaa alag tarah se chaltii hai।)
अगर वह पश्चिमी संगीत सुनता, तो उसे यह गाना ज़रूर पसंद आता।
If he listened to western music, he would definitely like this song.
(agar vah pashchimii sangiit suntaa, to use yah gaanaa zaroor pasand aataa।)
क्या तुम पश्चिमी फैशन को भारतीय पहनावे से बेहतर मानते हो?
Do you think western fashion is better than Indian clothing?
(kyaa tum pashchimii phaishan ko bhaartiiy pahnaave se behtar maante ho?)
पहले के ज़माने में पश्चिमी विचारों को शक की नज़र से देखा जाता था।
In earlier times, western ideas used to be viewed with suspicion.
(pahle ke zamaane men pashchimii vichaaron ko shak kii nazar se dekhaa jaataa thaa।)
कृपया इस लेख में पश्चिमी और पूर्वी परंपराओं का तुलनात्मक विश्लेषण प्रस्तुत करें।
Please present a comparative analysis of western and eastern traditions in this article.
(kripyaa is lekh men pashchimii aur poorvii parampraaon kaa tulnaatmak vishleshan prastut karen।)
शायद युवा पीढ़ी पश्चिमी जीवनशैली से ज़्यादा प्रभावित हो।
Perhaps the younger generation is more influenced by the western lifestyle.
(shaayad yuvaa piidhii pashchimii jiivanshailii se zyaadaa prabhaavit ho।)
पश्चिमी उत्तर प्रदेश में गन्ने की खेती बहुत होती है।
Sugarcane is farmed a lot in western Uttar Pradesh.
(pashchimii uttar pradesh men ganne kii khetii bahut hotii hai।)
पश्चिमी दुनिया में यह विचार सदियों से बहस का विषय रहा है।
In the western world, this idea has been a subject of debate for centuries.
(pashchimii duniyaa men yah vichaar sadiyon se bahas kaa vishay rahaa hai।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
पश्चिमी
(pashchimii)