Standard Lemma guide

west

adj · adv · name · noun · verb · 32 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • wĕst
  • /wɛst/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /wɛst/
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  • rhymes with -ɛst
  • CMU ARPABET: W EH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Situated or lying in or toward the west; westward.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of wind: from the west.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or pertaining to the west; western.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

From the West; occidental.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Designating, or situated in, the liturgical west, that part of a church which is opposite to, and farthest from, the part containing the chancel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adv

Meaning 6

Towards the west; westwards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This thoroughfare bears (to the) West.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

name

Meaning 7

Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

The western world; i.e. the United States, Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

name

Meaning 8

Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

The Western Bloc (the non-communist nations of Europe and America).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

name

Meaning 9

Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

The Western United States (sometimes excluding the West Coast), particularly (historical) in reference to the 19th century Wild West.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

name

Meaning 10

Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

The Western Roman Empire, or its successors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

name

Meaning 11

Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

The part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the territories of the former Western Roman Empire, including the Roman Catholic Church and the churches of the Reformation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: Christianity

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

name

Meaning 12

Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

A town in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

name

Meaning 13

Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

A city in McLennan County, Texas, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

name

Meaning 14

Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

name

Meaning 15

Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.

A number of townships in the United States, in Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, listed under West Township.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

name

Meaning 16

One of four positions at 90-degree intervals that lies to the west or on the left of a diagram.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

name

Meaning 17

A person (as a bridge player) occupying this position during a specified activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

name

Meaning 18

A surname from Middle English for a newcomer from the west, or someone who lived to the west of a village.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

noun

Meaning 19

The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We used to live in the west of the country.
  • Portugal lies to the west of Spain.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

noun

Meaning 20

The western region or area; the inhabitants thereof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

noun

Meaning 21

In a church: the direction of the gallery, opposite to the altar, and opposite to the direction faced by the priest when celebrating ad orientem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ecclesiastical, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

verb

Meaning 22

To move to the west; (of the sun), to set.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

23

adjective

Meaning 23

situated in or facing or moving toward the west

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: east

24

adverb

Meaning 24

to, toward, or in the west

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • we moved west to Arizona
  • situated west of Boston

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

25

noun

Meaning 25

a location in the western part of a country, region, or city

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: location

26

noun

Meaning 26

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Occident

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: region

27

noun

Meaning 27

the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: western United States

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region

Narrower terms: Wild West

28

noun

Meaning 28

English painter (born in America) who became the second president of the Royal Academy (1738-1820)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Benjamin West

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: painter

29

noun

Meaning 29

United States film actress (1892-1980)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Mae West

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: actress, comedienne

30

noun

Meaning 30

British writer (born in Ireland) (1892-1983)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Rebecca West, Dame Rebecca West, Cicily Isabel Fairfield

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: writer, author

31

noun

Meaning 31

the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: due west, westward, W

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cardinal compass point

32

noun

Meaning 32

the direction corresponding to the westward cardinal compass point

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: direction

History

Etymology

PIE word *wek(w)speros From Middle English west, from Old English west, from Proto-West Germanic *westr (“western”), from Proto-Germanic *westrą (“west”), from Proto-Germanic *westraz (“west”), from Proto-Indo-European *wek(w)speros (“evening”). Cognates Cognate with Scots wast (“west”), North Frisian waast, weest, wäst (“west”), Saterland Frisian Wääste (“west”), West Frisian and Dutch west (“west”), German West (“west”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk vest (“west”), Faroese and Icelandic vestur (“west”), Swedish väst, väster (“west”); also with Irish feascar, feasgar (“evening; vespers”), Cornish gorthugher (“evening”), Manx fastyr (“afternoon, evening; vespers”), Scottish Gaelic feasgar (“afternoon, evening”), Latin vesper (“evening”), Ancient Greek ἕσπερος (hésperos, “evening; western”), Latvian vakars (“evening”), Lithuanian vakaras (“evening”), Czech, Slovak and Slovene večer (“evening”), Kashubian wieczór (“evening”), Polish wieczerz, wieczór (“evening”), Russian вечер (večer, “evening”), Serbo-Croatian вече, вечер, veče, večer (“evening”), Armenian գիշեր (gišer, “night”). Compare also Catalan oest (“west”), French ouest (“west”), Galician oeste, ueste (“west”), Italian ovest (“west”), Portuguese, Spanish oeste (“west”) (all ultimately borrowings of the Old English word).

* In most senses and as an English surname, by proprialization from west. * As a Finnish surname, Americanized from Vesterinen.

Across languages

Translations

517 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: արեւմտյան (arewmtyan) — towards the west
  • West Coast Bajau: barat — towards the west
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西 (xī) — towards the west
  • Dutch: west — towards the west
  • Dutch: westelijk — towards the west
  • Dutch: westelijke — towards the west
  • Esperanto: okcidenta — towards the west
  • Finnish: länteen päin — towards the west
  • French: vers l'ouest — towards the west
  • West-Frisian: westlik — towards the west
  • German: westlich — towards the west
  • German: westwärts — towards the west
  • Greek: δυτικός (dytikós) — towards the west
  • Japanese: 西 (nishi) — towards the west
  • Northern Kurdish: (ber bi) rojava (yê) — towards the west
  • Northern Kurdish: xerb(ê) (ber bi) — towards the west
  • Northern Kurdish: (berew) rojawa — towards the west
  • Northern Kurdish: (berew) xorawa — towards the west
  • Macedonian: за́падно (západno) — towards the west
  • Malay: بارت — towards the west
  • Malay: کولون — towards the west
  • Malay: مغرب — towards the west
  • Malay: barat — towards the west
  • Malay: kulon — towards the west
  • Malay: maghrib — towards the west
  • Central Melanau: laan — towards the west
  • Central Melanau: barat — towards the west
  • Navajo: eʼeʼaahjigo — towards the west
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vestlig — towards the west
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vestre — towards the west
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vestleg — towards the west
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vestre — towards the west
  • Persian: خوروران (xôrvarân) — towards the west
  • Persian: غرب (ġarb) — towards the west
  • Polish: na zachód — towards the west
  • Portuguese: ocidental — towards the west
  • Rohingya: fosím — towards the west
  • Scottish Gaelic: siar — towards the west
  • Scottish Gaelic: an iar — towards the west
  • Spanish: al oeste — towards the west
  • Swedish: västerut — towards the west
  • Telugu: పడమటి (paḍamaṭi) — towards the west
  • Telugu: పాశ్చాత్య (pāścātya) — towards the west
  • Telugu: పశ్చిమ (paścima) — towards the west
  • Volapük: vesüdio — towards the west
  • Volapük: vesüvedo — towards the west
  • Yonaguni: イリ (yiri) — towards the west
  • Armenian: արեւմտյան (arewmtyan) — western
  • Azerbaijani: qərbi — western
  • West Coast Bajau: barat — western
  • Belarusian: захо́дні (zaxódni) — western
  • Bulgarian: западен (zapaden) — western
  • Czech: západní — western
  • Finnish: läntinen — western
  • French: occidental — western
  • German: westlich — western
  • Greek: δυτικός (dytikós) — western
  • Japanese: 西部 (seibu) — western
  • Central Kurdish: rojawayî — western
  • Central Kurdish: xorawayî — western
  • Northern Kurdish: rojavayî — western
  • Northern Kurdish: xerbî — western
  • Latin: occidentalis — western
  • Latvian: rietumu — western
  • Macedonian: за́паден (západen) — western
  • Malay: بارت — western
  • Malay: کولون — western
  • Malay: مغرب — western
  • Malay: barat — western
  • Malay: kulon — western
  • Malay: maghrib — western
  • Central Melanau: laan — western
  • Central Melanau: barat — western
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vestlig — western
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vestre — western
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vestleg — western
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vestre — western
  • Persian: غربی (ġarbi) — western
  • Polish: zachodni — western
  • Portuguese: ocidental — western
  • Russian: за́падный (západnyj) — western
  • Kildin-Sami: вуэррьял (vuerr’jal) — western
  • Scottish Gaelic: siar — western
  • Scottish Gaelic: an iar — western
  • Slovak: západný — western
  • Spanish: occidental — western
  • Swedish: västlig — western
  • Telugu: పాశ్చాత్య (pāścātya) — western
  • Telugu: పశ్చిమ (paścima) — western
  • Ukrainian: за́хідний (záxidnyj) — western
  • Volapük: vesüdik — western
  • Armenian: արեւմտյան (arewmtyan) — occidental
  • West Coast Bajau: barat — occidental
  • Bulgarian: западен (zapaden) — occidental
  • Czech: západní — occidental
  • Finnish: länsimaalainen — occidental
  • French: occidental — occidental
  • West-Frisian: westlik — occidental
  • German: westlich — occidental
  • German: abendländisch — occidental
  • Greek: δυτικός (dytikós) — occidental
  • Japanese: 西洋 (seiyō) — occidental
  • Japanese: 欧米 (ōbei) — occidental
  • Central Kurdish: rojawayî — occidental
  • Central Kurdish: xorawayî — occidental
  • Northern Kurdish: rojavayî — occidental
  • Northern Kurdish: xerbî — occidental
  • Latvian: rietumu — occidental
  • Macedonian: за́паден (západen) — occidental
  • Macedonian: оксидента́лен (oksidentálen) — occidental
  • Malay: بارت — occidental
  • Malay: کولون — occidental
  • Malay: مغرب — occidental
  • Malay: barat — occidental
  • Malay: kulon — occidental
  • Malay: maghrib — occidental
  • Central Melanau: laan — occidental
  • Central Melanau: barat — occidental
  • Persian: غربی (ġarbi) — occidental
  • Polish: zachodni — occidental
  • Portuguese: ocidental — occidental
  • Russian: за́падный (západnyj) — occidental
  • Spanish: occidental — occidental
  • Swedish: västerländsk — occidental
  • Volapük: vesüdänik — occidental
  • Bulgarian: на запад (na zapad) — towards the west
  • Dutch: westwaarts — towards the west
  • Estonian: läänes — towards the west
  • Greek: δυτικά (dytiká) — towards the west
  • Icelandic: vestur — towards the west
  • Japanese: 西へ (nishi e) — towards the west
  • Latvian: uz rietumiem — towards the west
  • Marathi: पश्चिमेकडे (paścimekaḍe) — towards the west
  • Albanian: Perëndimi — Western world
  • Arabic: الْغَرْب (al-ḡarb) — Western world
  • Armenian: Արեւմուտք (Arewmutkʻ) — Western world
  • Bashkir: Көнбайыш (Könbayış) — Western world
  • Belarusian: За́хад (Záxad) — Western world
  • Bulgarian: За́пад (Západ) — Western world
  • Bulgarian: Окциде́нт (Okcidént) — Western world
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西方 (Xīfāng) — Western world
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西洋 (Xīyáng) — Western world
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歐美 /欧美 (Ōu-Měi) — Western world
  • Czech: Západ — Western world
  • Czech: Okcident — Western world
  • Danish: Vesten — Western world
  • Dutch: Westen — Western world
  • Dutch: Occident — Western world
  • Dutch: Avondland — Western world
  • Estonian: Lääs — Western world
  • Farefare: sʋlmi-tɩŋa — Western world
  • Finnish: länsi — Western world
  • French: Occident — Western world
  • French: Ouest — Western world
  • Georgian: დასავლეთი (dasavleti) — Western world
  • German: Westen — Western world
  • German: Okzident — Western world
  • German: Abendland — Western world
  • German: westliche Welt — Western world
  • Greek: Δύση (Dýsi) — Western world
  • Greek: Εσπερία (Espería) — Western world
  • Greenlandic: aaqanngitsoq — Western world
  • Hebrew: מַעֲרָב (ma'aráv) — Western world
  • Hindi: पश्चिम (paścim) — Western world
  • Hindi: मग़रिब (maġrib) — Western world
  • Italian: Occidente — Western world
  • Japanese: 西洋 (Seiyō) — Western world
  • Japanese: 欧米 (Ō-Bei) — Western world
  • Japanese: 西方 (Seihō) — Western world
  • Kazakh: Батыc (Batyc) — Western world
  • Khmer: បច្ឆិមទិស (bɑɑbɑcchəm tɨh) — Western world
  • Khmer: លោកខាងលិច (look khaang lɨc) — Western world
  • Korean: 서양 (Seoyang) — Western world
  • Korean: 서구 (Seogu) — Western world
  • Korean: 구미 (Gumi) — Western world
  • Korean: 구미권 (Gumigwon) — Western world
  • Korean: 서방 (Seobang) — Western world
  • Latvian: Rietumi — Western world
  • Lithuanian: Vakarai — Western world
  • Macedonian: Запад (Zapad) — Western world
  • Macedonian: Окцидент (Okcident) — Western world
  • Mongolian: Өрнө (Örnö) — Western world
  • Moore: Nasaar-tẽnga — Western world
  • Khiamniungan Naga: ōtsīnáp — Western world
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Vesten — Western world
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vesten — Western world
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Vesten — Western world
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vesten — Western world
  • Persian: غرب (ġarb) — Western world
  • Polish: Zachód — Western world
  • Polish: Okcydent — Western world
  • Portuguese: Ocidente — Western world
  • Romanian: Vestul — Western world
  • Russian: За́пад (Západ) — Western world
  • Serbo-Croatian: Запад — Western world
  • Serbo-Croatian: О̀кцидент — Western world
  • Serbo-Croatian: Zapad — Western world
  • Serbo-Croatian: Òkcident — Western world
  • Slovak: Západ — Western world
  • Slovene: Zahod — Western world
  • Spanish: Occidente — Western world
  • Swedish: väst — Western world
  • Swedish: västvärlden — Western world
  • Swedish: Occidenten — Western world
  • Tajik: Ғарб (Ġarb) — Western world
  • Thai: ทิศตะวันตก (tít dtà-wan-dtòk) — Western world
  • Ukrainian: За́хід (Záxid) — Western world
  • Vietnamese: phưng tây — Western world
  • Vietnamese: phương Tây — Western world
  • Vietnamese: Tây phương — Western world
  • Volapük: vesüdän — Western world
  • Bashkir: Көнбайыш (Könbayış) — Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)
  • Danish: Vest — Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)
  • French: Ouest — Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)
  • Georgian: დასავლეთი (dasavleti) — Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)
  • German: Westen — Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)
  • Japanese: 西側 — Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)
  • Korean: 서구 (Seogu) — Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)
  • Korean: 서구권 (Seogugwon) — Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)
  • Polish: Zachód — Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)
  • Polish: Okcydent — Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)
  • Russian: За́пад (Západ) — Western Bloc, Western Europe (Cold War)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西方 (Xīfāng) — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • Danish: Vesteuropa — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • Finnish: Länsi-Eurooppa — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • French: Occident — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • German: Westeuropa — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • Greek: Εσπερία (Espería) — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • Greek: Δυτική Ευρώπη (Dytikí Evrópi) — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • Japanese: 西洋 (Seiyō) — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • Korean: 서구 (Seogu) — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • Korean: 서부 (Seobu) — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • Polish: Zachód — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • Polish: Okcydent — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • Russian: За́пад (Západ) — Western Europe (geographic, cultural)
  • French: Far West — Western United States
  • Greek: Δυτικές Πολιτείες (Dytikés Politeíes) — Western United States
  • Japanese: 西部 (seibu) — Western United States
  • Korean: 서부 (seobu) — Western United States
  • Polish: Dziki Zachód — Western United States
  • Russian: Ди́кий За́пад (Díkij Západ) — Western United States
  • Afrikaans: wes — compass point
  • Ainu: チュッポㇰ (cuppok) — compass point
  • Akkadian: amurrum — compass point
  • Albanian: perëndim — compass point
  • Southern Altai: кӱнбадыш (künbadïš) — compass point
  • Amharic: ምዕራብ (məʿrab) — compass point
  • Arabic: غَرْب (ḡarb) — compass point
  • Arabic: مَغْرِب (maḡrib) — compass point
  • Arabic: غرب (ġarb) — compass point
  • Aramaic: מערבא (maʿrəḇā) — compass point
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܲܥܪܒ݂ܵܐ (maʿrwā) — compass point
  • Aramaic: ܡܥܪܒܐ (maʿrəḇā) — compass point
  • Turoyo: ܡܰܥܪܒ݂ܳܐ (macrvo) — compass point
  • Armenian: արեւմուտք (arewmutkʻ) — compass point
  • Aromanian: vestu — compass point
  • Aromanian: Vestu — compass point
  • Aromanian: ascãpitatã — compass point
  • Assamese: পশ্চিম (possim) — compass point
  • Asturian: oeste — compass point
  • Azerbaijani: qərb — compass point
  • West Coast Bajau: barat — compass point
  • Bashkir: көнбайыш (könbayış) — compass point
  • Basque: sartalde — compass point
  • Basque: mendebal — compass point
  • Karo Batak: pustima — compass point
  • Toba Batak: pastima — compass point
  • Toba Batak: hasundutan — compass point
  • Belarusian: за́хад (záxad) — compass point
  • Bengali: পশ্চিম (pościm) — compass point
  • Bhojpuri: पश्चिम (paścim) — compass point
  • Central Bikol: sulnopan — compass point
  • Breton: kornôg — compass point
  • Bulgarian: за́пад (západ) — compass point
  • Burmese: အနောက် (a.nauk) — compass point
  • Burmese: ပစ္ဆိမ (pachci.ma.) — compass point
  • Carpathian Rusyn: за́ход (záxod) — compass point
  • Carpathian Rusyn: за́пад (západ) — compass point
  • Catalan: oest — compass point
  • Catalan: ponent — compass point
  • Catalan: occident — compass point
  • Cebuano: kasadpan — compass point
  • Cherokee: ᏭᏕᎵᎬᎢ (wudeligvi) — compass point
  • Chickasaw: hashaaobya' — compass point
  • Chinese Cantonese: 西 (sai1) — compass point
  • Chinese: щи (xi) — compass point
  • Chinese: щифон (xifon) — compass point
  • Hakka Chinese: 西 (sî) — compass point
  • Chinese: 西 (sai) — compass point
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西 (xī) — compass point
  • Chinese Mandarin: 西方 (xīfāng) — compass point
  • Chukchi: ӄэралгын (qėralgyn) — compass point
  • Cornish: west — compass point
  • Cornish: howlsedhes — compass point
  • Cornish: gorlewin — compass point
  • Czech: západ — compass point
  • Danish: vest — compass point
  • Dhuwal: bärra — compass point
  • Dutch: westen — compass point
  • Egyptian: jmn — compass point
  • Egyptian: jmnt — compass point
  • Egyptian: jmntt — compass point
  • Esperanto: okcidento — compass point
  • Estonian: lääs — compass point
  • Finnish: länsi — compass point
  • French: ouest — compass point
  • French: occident — compass point
  • French: ponant — compass point
  • West-Frisian: westen — compass point
  • West-Frisian: west — compass point
  • Gagauz: batı — compass point
  • Galician: oeste — compass point
  • Galician: occidente — compass point
  • Galician: poñente — compass point
  • Georgian: დასავლეთი (dasavleti) — compass point
  • German: West — compass point
  • German: Westen — compass point
  • Greek: δύση (dýsi) — compass point
  • Ancient Greek: δύσις (dúsis) — compass point
  • Ancient Greek: δυσμή (dusmḗ) — compass point
  • Gujarati: પશ્ચિમ (paścim) — compass point
  • Hawaiian: komohana — compass point
  • Hebrew: מַעֲרָב (ma'aráv) — compass point
  • Hebrew: יָם (yam) — compass point
  • Hindi: पश्चिम (paścim) — compass point
  • Hindi: पश्चिमा (paścimā) — compass point
  • Hindi: पच्छिम (pacchim) — compass point
  • Hindi: पच्छम (paccham) — compass point
  • Hindi: मग़रब (maġrab) — compass point
  • Hindi: मग़रिब (maġrib) — compass point
  • Hindi: अपरा (aprā) — compass point
  • Hindi: प्रतीची (pratīcī) — compass point
  • Hindi: पछाँह (pachā̃h) — compass point
  • Hindi: अस्त (ast) — compass point
  • Hindi: अथमना (athamnā) — compass point
  • Hindi: क़िबलई (qiblaī) — compass point
  • Hindi: क़िबला (qiblā) — compass point
  • Hindi: दग्धा (dagdhā) — compass point
  • Hindi: वारुण (vāruṇ) — compass point
  • Hungarian: nyugat — compass point
  • Icelandic: vestur — compass point
  • Ido: ocidento — compass point
  • Ido: westo — compass point
  • Ilocano: laud — compass point
  • Indonesian: barat — compass point
  • Ingrian: läns — compass point
  • Interlingua: west — compass point
  • Irish: siar — compass point
  • Irish: iarthar — compass point
  • Italian: ovest — compass point
  • Italian: occidente — compass point
  • Italian: ponente — compass point
  • Japanese: 西 (nishi) — compass point
  • Japanese: 西方 (seihō) — compass point
  • Javanese: kulon — compass point
  • Javanese: kilèn — compass point
  • Javanese: pascima — compass point
  • Kannada: ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ (paścima) — compass point
  • Kapampangan: albugan — compass point
  • Karachay-Balkar: кюнбатыш (künbatış) — compass point
  • Kazakh: күнбатыс (künbatys) — compass point
  • Kazakh: батыс (batys) — compass point
  • Kazakh: құбыла (qūbyla) — compass point
  • Kazakh: мағырып (mağyryp) — compass point
  • Khakas: кидер (kider) — compass point
  • Khmer: ទិសខាងលិច (tɨh khaang lɨc) — compass point
  • Khmer: ខាងលិច (khaang lɨc) — compass point
  • Khmer: បស្ចិម (bahcəm) — compass point
  • Khmer: បច្ចិមទិស (bahcəm tɨh) — compass point
  • Khmer: លិច (lɨc) — compass point
  • Kikuyu: ithũĩro — compass point
  • Korean: 서 (seo) — compass point
  • Korean: 하늬 (hanui) — compass point
  • Korean: 서쪽 (seojjok) — compass point
  • Koryak: тэйкыялӄэвыны (teykəyalqevənə) — compass point
  • Kumyk: гюнбатыш (günbatış) — compass point
  • Central Kurdish: ڕۆژاوا (rojawa) — compass point
  • Central Kurdish: خۆراوا (xorawa) — compass point
  • Northern Kurdish: rojava — compass point
  • Northern Kurdish: xerb — compass point
  • Kyrgyz: батыш (batış) — compass point
  • Kyrgyz: күн батыш (kün batış) — compass point
  • Lao: ຕາວັນຕົກ (tā wan tok) — compass point
  • Lao: ຕາເວັນຕົກ (tā wen tok) — compass point
  • Lao: ທິດຕາເວັນຕົກ (thit tā wen tok) — compass point
  • Lao: ປະຈິມ (pa chim) — compass point
  • Latgalian: vokori — compass point
  • Latin: occidens — compass point
  • Latin: occāsus — compass point
  • Latvian: rietumi — compass point
  • Latvian: vakari — compass point
  • Ligurian: ovest — compass point
  • Lithuanian: vakarai — compass point
  • Macedonian: за́пад (západ) — compass point
  • Madurese: bârâ' — compass point
  • Malagasy: andrefana — compass point
  • Malay: بارت — compass point
  • Malay: کولون — compass point
  • Malay: مغرب — compass point
  • Malay: barat — compass point
  • Malay: kulon — compass point
  • Malay: maghrib — compass point
  • Malayalam: പടിഞ്ഞാറ് (paṭiññāṟŭ) — compass point
  • Malayalam: പശ്ചിമം (paścimaṁ) — compass point
  • Malayalam: മേക്ക് (mēkkŭ) — compass point
  • Maltese: punent — compass point
  • Māori: hauāuru — compass point
  • Marathi: पश्चिम (paścim) — compass point
  • Mauritian Creole: lwes — compass point
  • Central Melanau: laan — compass point
  • Central Melanau: barat — compass point
  • Middle English: west — compass point
  • Mi'kmaq: tg'sn — compass point
  • Mongolian: баруун (baruun) — compass point
  • Mongolian: ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ (baraɣun) — compass point
  • Nahuatl: cihuatlampa — compass point
  • Nanai: пэрхи (perhi) — compass point
  • Navajo: eʼeʼaah — compass point
  • Norman: vouest — compass point
  • Norman: vouêt — compass point
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vest — compass point
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vest — compass point
  • Occitan: oèst — compass point
  • Occitan: occident — compass point
  • Occitan: ponent — compass point
  • Odia: ପଶ୍ଚିମ (paścima) — compass point
  • Church Slavic: западъ (zapadŭ) — compass point
  • Church Slavic: заходъ (zaxodŭ) — compass point
  • Church Slavic: ⰸⰰⱂⰰⰴⱏ (zapadŭ) — compass point
  • Church Slavic: ⰸⰰⱈⱁⰴⱏ (zaxodŭ) — compass point
  • Oromo: lixa — compass point
  • Pannonian Rusyn: заход (zaxod) — compass point
  • Papiamentu: wèst — compass point
  • Pashto: مغرب (maǧréb) — compass point
  • Pashto: باختر (bāxtár) — compass point
  • Persian: بَاخْتَر (bāxtar) — compass point
  • Persian: غَرْب (ġarb) — compass point
  • Persian: مَغْرِب (maġrib) — compass point
  • Persian: خْوَرْبَرَان (xwarbarān) — compass point
  • Dari: بَاخْتَر (bāxtar) — compass point
  • Dari: غَرْب (ġarb) — compass point
  • Dari: مَغْرِب (maġrib) — compass point
  • Dari: خورْبَرَان (xōrbarān, xurbarān) — compass point
  • Iranian Persian: باخْتَر (bâxtar) — compass point
  • Iranian Persian: غَرْب (ġarb) — compass point
  • Iranian Persian: مَغْرِب (maġreb) — compass point
  • Iranian Persian: خورْبَران (xorbarân) — compass point
  • Plautdietsch: Wasten — compass point
  • Polish: zachód — compass point
  • Portuguese: oeste — compass point
  • Portuguese: ocidente — compass point
  • Portuguese: poente — compass point
  • Punjabi: ਪੱਛਮ (paccham) — compass point
  • Romanian: vest — compass point
  • Romanian: apus — compass point
  • Romanian: occident — compass point
  • Romansh: vest — compass point
  • Russian: за́пад (západ) — compass point
  • Russian: вест (vest) — compass point
  • Inari-Sami: fiestâr — compass point
  • Kildin-Sami: вуэррьял (vuerr’jal) — compass point
  • Sanskrit: पश्चिमा (paścimā) — compass point
  • Sanskrit: अपरा (aparā) — compass point
  • Santali: ᱯᱟᱪᱮ (pace) — compass point
  • Santali: ᱯᱟᱹᱪᱷᱤᱢ (păchim) — compass point
  • Scots: wast — compass point
  • Scottish Gaelic: iar — compass point
  • Serbo-Croatian: за̑пад — compass point
  • Serbo-Croatian: zȃpad — compass point
  • Seychellois Creole: was — compass point
  • Shor: кӱн-қонужу (kün-qonuju) — compass point
  • Sinhalese: බටහිර (baṭahira) — compass point
  • Slovak: západ — compass point
  • Slovene: zahod — compass point
  • Spanish: oeste — compass point
  • Spanish: poniente — compass point
  • Spanish: occidente — compass point
  • Swahili: magharibi — compass point
  • Swedish: väst — compass point
  • Swedish: väster — compass point
  • Tagalog: kanluran — compass point
  • Tajik: ғарб (ġarb) — compass point
  • Tajik: мағриб (maġrib) — compass point
  • Tamil: மேற்கு (mēṟku) — compass point
  • Tatar: көнбатыш (könbatış) — compass point
  • Telugu: పడమర (paḍamara) — compass point
  • Telugu: పశ్చిమం (paścimaṁ) — compass point
  • Tetum: loromonu — compass point
  • Thai: ทิศตะวันตก (tít dtà-wan dtòk) — compass point
  • Thai: ตะวันตก (dtà-wan-dtòk) — compass point
  • Thai: ประจิม (bprà-jim) — compass point
  • Tibetan: ནུབ (nub) — compass point
  • Tigrinya: ምዕራብ (məʿrab) — compass point
  • Tocharian B: kauṃ-kläsko — compass point
  • Turkish: batı — compass point
  • Turkish: garp — compass point
  • Ottoman Turkish: باتی (batı) — compass point
  • Turkmen: günbatar — compass point
  • Tuvan: барыын чүк (barıın çük) — compass point
  • Ukrainian: за́хід (záxid) — compass point
  • Urdu: مَغْرِب (maġrib) — compass point
  • Uyghur: غەرب (gherb) — compass point
  • Uyghur: كۈنپېتىش (künpëtish) — compass point
  • Uzbek: gʻarb — compass point
  • Uzbek: kunbotish — compass point
  • Vietnamese: tây — compass point
  • Vietnamese: phía tây — compass point
  • Vietnamese: hướng tây — compass point
  • Volapük: vesüd — compass point
  • Welsh: gorllewin — compass point
  • Woiwurrung: mumilam — compass point
  • Yaghnobi: ғарб (ġarb) — compass point
  • Yakut: арҕаа (arğaa) — compass point
  • Yámana: inal — compass point
  • Yiddish: מערבֿ (mayrev) — compass point
  • Yonaguni: イリ (yiri) — compass point
  • Zhuang: sae — compass point