शतरंज

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian شطرنج‎ (šatranj), from Arabic شطرنج‎ (šaṭranj), from Persian شترنگ‎ (šatrang), from Middle Persian ctlng (čatrang, “chess”), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, “four parts of an army: king, elephants, horses, foot soldiers”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃət̪rəɲdʒ]

Noun

शतरंज • (śatrañj) f (Urdu spelling شطرنج‎)

  1. chess
  2. shatranj
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