As a Noun: 1. The direction which is on your right side when you are looking towards the direction where the sun rises. English = south. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To be at or relate to the south. English = (be) south, (be) southern. 2. Of a direction that something faces or the direction from which a wind blows, to be from or face the south. English = (be) southerly.