कश्ती

kaśtī (romanization)
کشتی (Urdu)
कश्ती (direct singular)
कश्तियाँ (direct plural)
कश्ती (oblique singular)
कश्तियों (oblique plural)
कश्ती (singular vocative)
कश्तियो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian کشتی (kaštī, kištī). Compare Bengali কিস্তী (kisti), Punjabi ਕਸ਼ਤੀ (kaśtī).


राजा

rājā (romanization)
راجا (Urdu)
राजा (direct singular)
राजा (direct plural)
राजा (oblique singular)
राजाओं (oblique plural)
राजा (singular vocative)
राजाओ (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Sanskrit राजा (rājā), nominative singular of राजन् (rājan). Doublet of राय (rāy), राणा (rāṇā), and राना (rānā).


शतरंज

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शतरंज • (śatrañj) m (Urdu spelling شطرنج)

śatrañj (romanization)
شطرنج (Urdu)
शतरंज (direct singular)
शतरंज (direct plural)
शतरंज (oblique singular)
शतरंजों (oblique plural)
शतरंज (singular vocative)
शतरंजो (plural vocative)

/ʃət̪.ɾənd͡ʒ/

[ʃɐt̪.ɾɐ̃nd͡ʒ]

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


घोड़ा

ghoṛā (romanization)
گھوڑا (Urdu)
घोड़ा (direct singular)
घोड़े (direct plural)
घोड़े (oblique singular)
घोड़ों (oblique plural)
घोड़े (singular vocative)
घोड़ो (plural vocative)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀕 (ghoḍaga), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), ultimately from Dravidian. Southworth reconstructs the Proto-Dravidian word as Proto-Dravidian *kHutt with the glottal fricative *h and Krishnamurti reconstructs the word as Proto-Dravidian *kut-ir-ay from Proto-Dravidian *kut-i.


ऊँट

ū̃ṭ (romanization)
اونٹ (Urdu)
ऊँट (direct singular)
ऊँट (direct plural)
ऊँट (oblique singular)
ऊँटों (oblique plural)
ऊँट (singular vocative)
ऊँटो (plural vocative)

→ English: oont

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝 (uṭṭa), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra, “camel”). Doublet of उष्ट्र (uṣṭra). Cognate with Marathi उंट (uṇṭa) and Nepali उँट (ũṭ).

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हाथी

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हाथी • (hāthī) m (feminine हथिनी, Urdu spelling ہاتھی)

hāthī (romanization)
हथिनी (feminine)
ہاتھی (Urdu)
हाथी (direct singular)
हाथी (direct plural)
हाथी (oblique singular)
हाथियों (oblique plural)
हाथी (singular vocative)
हाथियो (plural vocative)

→ English: hathi (obsolete, rare)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (hatthi), from Sanskrit हस्तिन् (hastin). Cognate with Marathi हत्ती (hattī).


शाह

śāh (romanization)
شاہ (Urdu)
शाह (direct singular)
शाह (direct plural)
शाह (oblique singular)
शाहों (oblique plural)
शाह (singular vocative)
शाहो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه (šāh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh) from Old Persian 𐏋 (xšāyaθiya, “king”). Compare Punjabi ਸ਼ਾਹ (śāh) / شاہ (śāh), Gujarati શાહ (śāh), Marathi शहा (śahā), Nepali शाह (śāha), Bengali শাহ (śah).


गो

go (romanization)
गो (direct singular)
गो (oblique singular)
गो (singular vocative)

Borrowed from English go, from the Japanese character 碁 (go), shorthand for Japanese 囲碁 (igo), adopted from the Chinese character 圍棋／围棋 (wéiqí).


सिपाही

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सिपाही • (sipāhī) m (Urdu spelling سپاہی)

sipāhī (romanization)
سپاہی (Urdu)
सिपाही (direct singular)
सिपाही (direct plural)
सिपाही (oblique singular)
सिपाहियों (oblique plural)
सिपाही (singular vocative)
सिपाहियो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī). Compare Bengali সিপাহী (śipahi), Gujarati સિપાહી (sipāhī), Kannada ಸಿಪಾಯಿ (sipāyi), Malayalam ശിപായി (śipāyi), Marathi शिपाई (śipāī), Nepali सिपाही (sipāhī), Punjabi ਸਿਪਾਹੀ (sipāhī) / سِپاہی (sipāhī), Tamil சிப்பாய் (cippāy), Telugu సిపాయి (sipāyi).


प्यादा

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प्यादा • (pyādā) m (Urdu spelling پیادہ)

pyādā (romanization)
پیادہ (Urdu)
प्यादा (direct singular)
प्यादे (direct plural)
प्यादे (oblique singular)
प्यादों (oblique plural)
प्यादे (singular vocative)
प्यादो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian پیاده (piyāda, literally “on foot”), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭣𐭠𐭲𐭪' (pdʾtk' /payādag/). Compare Punjabi ਪਿਆਦਾ (piādā) / پیادہ (piyādā), Gujarati પ્યાદું (pyādũ), Marathi प्यादे (pyāde), Bengali পেয়াদা (peẏada), Kannada ಪ್ಯಾದೆ (pyāde).


वज़ीर

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वज़ीर • (vazīr) m (Urdu spelling وَزِیر)

vazīr (romanization)
وَزِیر (Urdu)
वज़ीर (direct singular)
वज़ीर (direct plural)
वज़ीर (oblique singular)
वज़ीरों (oblique plural)
वज़ीर (singular vocative)
वज़ीरो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian وزیر (wazīr), from Arabic وَزِير (wazīr).


शतरंज का मोहर

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शतरंज का मोहर • (śatrañj kā mohar) m

śatrañj kā mohar (romanization)
शतरंज का मोहरा (direct singular)
शतरंज के मोहरे (direct plural)
शतरंज के मोहरे (oblique singular)
शतरंज के मोहरों (oblique plural)
शतरंज के मोहरे (singular vocative)
शतरंज के मोहरो (plural vocative)

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शतरंज का<+> मोहरा<M>

/ʃət̪.ɾənd͡ʒ kɑː moː.ɦəɾ/

[ʃɐt̪.ɾɐ̃nd͡ʒ‿käː‿moː.ɦɐɾ]


रानी

rānī (romanization)
رانی (Urdu)
रानी (direct singular)
रानियाँ (direct plural)
रानी (oblique singular)
रानियों (oblique plural)
रानी (singular vocative)
रानियो (plural vocative)

Inherited from Old Hindi रांणी (rāṃṇī), from Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀻 (rāṇī), from Sanskrit राज्ञी (rājñī), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́niH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵnih₂ (“queen”). Cognate with Assamese ৰাণী (rani), Bengali রাণী (raṇī), Odia ରାଣୀ (rāṇi), Nepali रानी (rānī), Marathi राणी (rāṇī), Gujarati રાણી (rāṇī), Punjabi ਰਾਣੀ (rāṇī), Romani rani. Distantly related to French reine.


मोहरा

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मोहरा • (mohrā) m (Urdu spelling مُہْرَہ)

mohrā (romanization)
مُہْرَہ (Urdu)
मोहरा (direct singular)
मोहरे (direct plural)
मोहरे (oblique singular)
मोहरों (oblique plural)
मोहरे (singular vocative)
मोहरो (plural vocative)

Etymology tree
Classical Persian مُهْرَه (muhra)bor.
Hindi मोहरा (mohrā)Borrowed from Classical Persian مُهْرَه (muhra).

etymon

लेकिन राजा मोहरा अपने आसपास के खानों में चलकर विरोधी खिलाड़ी के मोहरे पर आक्रमण नहीं करता […]

2006, प्रकाश नगायच, शतरंज कैसे खेले, डायमंड बुक्स, →ISBN, page 20:

But the king chess piece does not go into its neighbouring regions to attack enemy chess pieces […]

lekin rājā mohrā apne āspās ke khānõ mẽ calkar virodhī khilāṛī ke mohre par ākramaṇ nahī̃ kartā […]

(chess) piece
(figurative) pawn (person)


छक्का

chakkā (romanization)
چھکا (Urdu)
छक्का (direct singular)
छक्के (direct plural)
छक्के (oblique singular)
छक्कों (oblique plural)
छक्के (singular vocative)
छक्को (plural vocative)

/t͡ʃʰək.kɑː/

[t͡ʃʰɐk̚.käː]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀓𑁆𑀓 (chakka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit षट्क (ṣáṭka), but influenced by Northwestern Indo-Aryan, for which compare Punjabi ਛੱਕਾ (chakkā) and the other playing card numbers. *chākā would be the expected reflex in Hindi. Cognate with Nepali छक्का (chakkā).


मंत्री

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मंत्री • (mantrī) m

mantrī (romanization)
मंत्री (direct singular)
मंत्री (direct plural)
मंत्री (oblique singular)
मंत्रियों (oblique plural)
मंत्री (singular vocative)
मंत्रियो (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (mantrin). Cognate with Gujarati મંત્રી (mantrī), Marathi मंत्री (mantrī).


बादशाह

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बादशाह • (bādśāh) m (Urdu spelling بَادْشَاہ)

bādśāh (romanization)
بَادْشَاہ (Urdu)
बादशाह (direct singular)
बादशाह (direct plural)
बादशाह (oblique singular)
बादशाहों (oblique plural)
बादशाह (singular vocative)
बादशाहो (plural vocative)

/bɑːd̪.ʃɑːɦ/

[bäːd̪.ʃäːʱ]

Borrowed from Classical Persian بادشاه (bādšāh), variant of پادشاه (pādišāh). Compare Maithili बादसाह (bādᵊsāh) / 𑒥𑒰𑒠𑒮𑒰𑒯 (bādasāha), Punjabi ਬਾਦਸ਼ਾਹ (bādśāh) / بادْشاہ (bādśāh), Sindhi بادشاهُ / बादशाहु, Gujarati બાદશાહ (bādśāh), Marathi बादशहा (bādaśhā), Bengali বাদশাহ (badśah), Telugu పాదుషా (pāduṣā).
The eighteenth-century philogist Ārzū says that the first consonant changed because پادشاه (pādišāh) sounded inappropriate in Hindi, probably a reference to Urdu پاد (pād) / Hindi पाद (pād, “fart, flatulence”).

cog

Sindhi بادشاهُ


शहमात

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शहमात • (śahmāt) m (Urdu spelling شہمات)

śahmāt (romanization)
شہمات (Urdu)
शहमात (direct singular)
शहमात (direct plural)
शहमात (oblique singular)
शहमातों (oblique plural)
शहमात (singular vocative)
शहमातो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian شاه مات (šāh māt, “the king is helpless”). Cognate of English checkmate.


पैदल

paidal (romanization)
पैदल (direct singular)
पैदल (direct plural)
पैदल (oblique singular)
पैदलों (oblique plural)
पैदल (singular vocative)
पैदलो (plural vocative)


नौका

naukā (romanization)
نوکا (Urdu)
नौका (direct singular)
नौकाएँ (direct plural)
नौका (oblique singular)
नौकाओं (oblique plural)
नौका (singular vocative)
नौकाओ (plural vocative)


रुख़

rux (romanization)
رُخ (Urdu)
रुख़ (direct singular)
रुख़ (direct plural)
रुख़ (oblique singular)
रुख़ों (oblique plural)
रुख़ (singular vocative)
रुख़ो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian رخ (rux). The sense in chess is further from Middle Persian lhw' (rox).


किश्त

kiśt (romanization)
کشت (Urdu)
किश्त (direct singular)
किश्तें (direct plural)
किश्त (oblique singular)
किश्तों (oblique plural)
किश्त (singular vocative)
किश्तो (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Classical Persian کشت (kišt)


चतुरंग

caturaṅg (romanization)
चतुरंग (direct singular)
चतुरंग (direct plural)
चतुरंग (oblique singular)
चतुरंगों (oblique plural)
चतुरंग (singular vocative)
चतुरंगो (plural vocative)

/t͡ʃə.t̪ʊ.ɾəŋɡ/

[t͡ʃɐ.t̪ʊ.ɾɐ̃ŋɡ]

Borrowed from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga). Doublet of शतरंज (śatrañj).


चैस

cais (romanization)
चैस (direct singular)
चैस (direct plural)
चैस (oblique singular)
चैसों (oblique plural)
चैस (singular vocative)
चैसो (plural vocative)


बुद्धिद्यूत

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बुद्धिद्यूत • (buddhidyūt) m

buddhidyūt (romanization)
बुद्धिद्यूत (direct singular)
बुद्धिद्यूत (direct plural)
बुद्धिद्यूत (oblique singular)
बुद्धिद्यूतों (oblique plural)
बुद्धिद्यूत (singular vocative)
बुद्धिद्यूतो (plural vocative)

By surface analysis, बुद्धि (buddhi) + द्यूत (dyūt).


शह

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَه (šah). Related to शाह (śāh, “king”).


फ़रज़ी

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फ़रज़ी • (farzī) m (Urdu spelling فَرزی)

farzī (romanization)
فَرزی (Urdu)
फ़रज़ी (direct singular)
फ़रज़ी (direct plural)
फ़रज़ी (oblique singular)
फ़रज़ियों (oblique plural)
फ़रज़ी (singular vocative)
फ़रज़ियो (plural vocative)

Derived from Classical Persian فَرْزِین (farzīn).

der+

/pʰəɾ.d͡ʒiː/

[pʰɐɾ.d͡ʒiː]