шатар

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Noun

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шатар (šatar)

  1. chess

Mongolian

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Etymology

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From Persian شترنگ (šatrang, shatranj), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ctlng /⁠čatrang⁠/), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

Cognate with Kalmyk шатр (şatr), found as early as Middle Mongol as شطرنجين (šaṭranjin, genitive singular).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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шатар (šatar) (Mongolian spelling ᠰᠢᠲᠠᠷ᠎ᠠ (sitar-a)); (regular declension)

  1. chess

Derived terms

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See also

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Chess pieces in Mongolian · шатрын дүрс (šatryn dürs) (layout · text)
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ноён (nojon) бэрс (bers) тэрэг (tereg) тэмээ (temee) морь (morʹ) хүү (xüü)