प्यादे

See also: प्यादा

Marathi

Alternative forms

प्यादं (pyāda)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian پیاده‎ (piyâde, literally “on foot”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (pdʾtk' /payādag/). Compare Gujarati પ્યાદું (pyādũ), Hindustani پیادہ‎, پیادا‎ / प्यादा (pyādā), Kannada ಪ್ಯಾದೆ (pyāde), Punjabi ਪਿਆਦਾ (piādā) / پیادہ‎ (piyadh), Bengali পিয়াদা (piẏada).

Pronunciation
  • (formal) IPA(key): /pja.d̪e/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /pja.d̪ə/

Noun

प्यादे • (pyāde) n

  1. (chess) pawn

See also
Chess pieces in Marathi · बुद्धिबळातील सोंगट्या (buddhibḷātīl soṅgaṭyā) (layout · text)
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राजा (rājā) वजीर (vajīr),
राणी (rāṇī), मंत्री (mantrī)		 हत्ती (hattī) उंट (uṇṭa) घोडा (ghoḍā) प्यादे (pyāde)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “प्यादे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “प्यादें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “प्यादा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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