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

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃət̪.ɾənd͡ʒ/, [ʃɐt̪.ɾɐ̃nd͡ʒ]

Noun

शतरंज • (śatrañj) f (Urdu spelling شطرنج)

1. chess
2. shatranj