ਪਿੱਛੇ

From either the oblique or locative singular of ਪਿੱਛਾ (picchā, “back, rear, hindpart”). Ultimately inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀘𑁆𑀙 (paccha), from Sanskrit पश्च (paśca), from Proto-Indo-European *pos-kʷéh₁. Cognate with Bengali পাছা (pacha) and Belarusian позні (pózni, “late”).

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /pɪt̚.t͡ʃʰeː/, [ˈpɪɕ.ɕeː], [ˈpɪt̚.t͡ɕeː]
• Hyphenation: ਪਿੱ‧ਛੇ
• Rhymes: -eː

ਪਿੱਛੇ • (picche) (Shahmukhi spelling پِچّھے)

1. back (locative)

   Antonym: ਅੱਗੇ (agge)

   ਮੇਰੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਹਨ।

   merīā̃ cīzā̃ picche hana.

   My things are in the back.

2. behind

   Antonym: ਅੱਗੇ (agge)

   ਇਸ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਕੀ ਹੈ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ?

   isa picche kī hai vigiāna?

   what is the science behind this?

3. backwards

   Synonyms: ਪਿੱਛਾਹਾਂ (picchāhā̃), ਪਿਛਾਂਹ (pichā̃h)

4. in the past; ago

   Synonym: ਪਹਿਲਾਂ (pahilā̃)

   Antonym: ਅੱਗੇ (agge)

• ਪਿੱਛੋਂ (picchõ, “after”, adverb)
• ਪਿੱਛਿਓਂ (picchiõ, “from the back, from behind”, adverb)
• ਪਿਛੇਰਾ (picherā, “further behind”, adverb)
• ਪਿਛੋਕੜ (pichokaṛ, “background, reputation, antecedents”, adverb)
• ਪਿਛੇਤ f (pichet, “delay, lateness”, noun)
• ਪਿਛੇਤਾ (pichetā, “late, tardy”, adjective), ਪਿਛੇਤਰਾ (pichetrā, adjective) ਪਿਛੇਤੇ (pichete, adverb), ਪਿਛੇਤਰੇ (pichetre, adverb)

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*paśca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 451
• “ਪਿੱਛੇ”, in Mahan Kosh [ਮਹਾਨ ਕੋਸ਼] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Languages Department of Punjab, 2026
• “ਪਿੱਛੇ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026