шатар

Mongolian

Etymology

From Persian شترنگ‎ (šatrang, “shatranj”), from Middle Persian ctlng (čatrang), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

Cognate with Buryat шатар (šatar) and Kalmyk шатр (şatr), found as early as Middle Mongolian as شطرنجين‎ (“šaṭranjin”, genitive singular).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. chess

Derived terms
  • шатарчин (šatarčin, “chess player”)
  • шатардах (šatardah), шатарцах (šatartsah, “to play chess”)
  • шатарчлах (šatarčlah)

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