päin

against, to, on etc. (indicating movement or direction straight towards something) / Used to indicate approximate direction or location; multiple translations into English are possible, may even be omitted if the direction is indicated in some other way in English. See the usage examples below. / towards, for (indicating the direction of change) / -wards, -ward, -about etc. (forms adverbs that indicate small movement towards a direction or imprecise location) / way, sometimes side (indicating position, status etc.)