"backgammon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backgammon.wav [Southern-England] Forms: backgammons [plural]
enPR: ʹbăkgămən Etymology: Probably from back + Middle English gamen, from Old English gamen (“amusement, game”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|back}} back, {{der|en|enm|gamen}} Middle English gamen, {{der|en|ang|gamen||amusement, game}} Old English gamen (“amusement, game”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} backgammon (countable and uncountable, plural backgammons)
  1. A board game for two players in which each has 15 stones which move between 24 triangular points according to the roll of a pair of dice; the object is to move all of one's pieces around, and bear them off the board. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Backgammon Translations (board game): ана́рд (anárd) (Abkhaz), tavllë [feminine] (Albanian), Backgammon [neuter] (Alemannic German), طَاوِلَة (ṭāwila) [feminine] (Arabic), نَرْد (nard) [masculine] (Arabic), لُعْبَةُ طَاوِلَة (luʕbatu ṭāwila) [feminine] (Arabic), طَاوِلَةُ زَهْر (ṭāwilatu zahr) [feminine] (Arabic), նարդի (nardi) (Armenian), backgammon [masculine] (Asturian), nərd (Azerbaijani), şeş-beş (Azerbaijani), на́рды (nárdy) [masculine, plural] (Belarusian), та́бла (tábla) [feminine] (Bulgarian), backgammon [masculine] (Catalan), нардаш (nardaš) (Chechen), 雙陸棋 (Chinese Mandarin), 双陆棋 (shuānglùqí) (Chinese Mandarin), vrhcáby [masculine, plural] (Czech), backgammon [neuter] (Danish), backgammon [neuter] (Dutch), triktrak (Estonian), backgammon (Finnish), backgammon [masculine] (French), ნარდი (nardi) (Georgian), Backgammon [neuter] (German), τάβλι (távli) [neuter] (Greek), שֵׁשׁ בֵּשׁ (shesh besh) [masculine] (Hebrew), बैकगैमौन (baikgaimaun) (Hindi), नर्द (nard) [masculine] (Hindi), ostábla (Hungarian), kotra [feminine] (Icelandic), backgammon [masculine] (Italian), tric trac [masculine] (Italian), tavola reale [feminine] (Italian), バックギャモン (bakkugyamon) (Japanese), нарды (nardy) (Kazakh), 주사위 놀이 (jusawi nori) (Korean), 백개먼 (baekgaemeon) (Korean), нарды (nardı) (Kyrgyz), nerdiludium [masculine] (Latin), nardi [plural] (Latvian), nardai [plural] (Lithuanian), Backgammon [neuter] (Luxembourgish), та́бла (tábla) [feminine] (Macedonian), backgammon (Malay), gamon [masculine] (Mirandese), nerd (Northern Kurdish), backgammon [neuter] (Norwegian), نرد (nard) [masculine] (Pashto), نرد (nard) (Persian), تخته نرد (taxte nard) (Persian), tryktrak [masculine] (Polish), nardy [nonvirile] (Polish), gamão [masculine] (Portuguese), ਬੈਕਗੈਮਨ (baikgaiman) (Punjabi), table [feminine, plural] (Romanian), на́рды (nárdy) [masculine, plural] (Russian), триктра́к (triktrák) [masculine] (Russian), tàileasg [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), та̀вла [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), триктра̏к [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), tàvla [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), triktrȁk [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), backgammon [masculine] (Slovak), backgammon [masculine] (Slovene), backgammon [masculine] (Spanish), backgammon [neuter] (Swedish), нард (nard) (Tajik), แบ็กแกมมอน (Thai), tavla [neuter] (Turkish), nert (Turkish), на́рди (nárdy) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian), نرد (nard) [masculine] (Urdu), تختہ نرد (taxta nard) (Urdu), narda (Uzbek)
    Sense id: en-backgammon-en-noun-K24Bdgxq Disambiguation of Backgammon: 61 23 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 32 28 Disambiguation of 'board game': 81 19
  2. (backgammon) A victory in the game when the loser has not borne off a stone, and still has one or more stones in the winner's inner home row or on the bar. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-backgammon-en-noun---kbNPOR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 27 Topics: backgammon, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Dutch backgammon, Russian backgammon Related terms: gammon, tick-tack, tric-trac, trick-track

Verb

IPA: /ˈbæk.ɡæm.ən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-backgammon.wav [Southern-England] Forms: backgammons [present, singular, third-person], backgammoning [participle, present], backgammoned [participle, past], backgammoned [past]
enPR: ʹbăkgămən Etymology: Probably from back + Middle English gamen, from Old English gamen (“amusement, game”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|back}} back, {{der|en|enm|gamen}} Middle English gamen, {{der|en|ang|gamen||amusement, game}} Old English gamen (“amusement, game”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} backgammon (third-person singular simple present backgammons, present participle backgammoning, simple past and past participle backgammoned)
  1. To win at a backgammon game with the opponent having one or more pieces in the winner’s inner home row or on the bar.
    Sense id: en-backgammon-en-verb-63HKZ9jk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 27

Inflected forms

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          "lang": "Greek",
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          "sense": "board game",
          "word": "ostábla"
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          "sense": "board game",
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          "word": "kotra"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "board game",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "tavola reale"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "bakkugyamon",
          "sense": "board game",
          "word": "バックギャモン"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "nardy",
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jusawi nori",
          "sense": "board game",
          "word": "주사위 놀이"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "baekgaemeon",
          "sense": "board game",
          "word": "백개먼"
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        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "board game",
          "word": "nerd"
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          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "nardı",
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          "word": "нарды"
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          "code": "la",
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          "sense": "board game",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "nerdiludium"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "lv",
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          "sense": "board game",
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          "word": "nardi"
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          "code": "lt",
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          "sense": "board game",
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          "word": "nardai"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "tábla",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "та́бла"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "board game",
          "word": "backgammon"
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          "code": "pal",
          "lang": "Middle Persian",
          "note": "[Book Pahlavi needed] (nywʾlthšyl /⁠nēw-ardaxšēr⁠/)",
          "sense": "board game"
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          "sense": "board game",
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          "word": "نرد"
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "nard",
          "sense": "board game",
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "taxte nard",
          "sense": "board game",
          "word": "تخته نرد"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "board game",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "tryktrak"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
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          "sense": "board game",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "board game",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "gamão"
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        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "baikgaiman",
          "sense": "board game",
          "word": "ਬੈਕਗੈਮਨ"
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          "word": "table"
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          "word": "триктра́к"
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      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "nard",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نرد"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "nard",
      "sense": "board game",
      "word": "نرد"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "taxte nard",
      "sense": "board game",
      "word": "تخته نرد"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tryktrak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "nonvirile"
      ],
      "word": "nardy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gamão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "baikgaiman",
      "sense": "board game",
      "word": "ਬੈਕਗੈਮਨ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "table"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nárdy",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "на́рды"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "triktrák",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "триктра́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tàileasg"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "та̀вла"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "триктра̏к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tàvla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "triktrȁk"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "backgammon"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "backgammon"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "backgammon"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "backgammon"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "nard",
      "sense": "board game",
      "word": "нард"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "board game",
      "word": "แบ็กแกมมอน"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tavla"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "board game",
      "word": "nert"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nárdy",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "на́рди"
    },
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      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "nard",
      "sense": "board game",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "نرد"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "taxta nard",
      "sense": "board game",
      "word": "تختہ نرد"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "board game",
      "word": "narda"
    }
  ],
  "word": "backgammon"
}

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