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ajedrez.

chess

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/axeˈdɾeθ/[a.xeˈð̞ɾeθ]/axeˈdɾes/[a.xeˈð̞ɾes]

  1. chess

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwā́ras Sanskrit चतुर् (catúr) Proto-Indo-European *h₂eng-der. Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hángas Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hángas Sanskrit अङ्ग (áṅga) Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga)bor. Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (cʾtlʾng /⁠čatrang⁠/) Classical Persian چَتْرَنگ (čatrang)bor. Arabic شَطْرَنْج (šaṭranj) Andalusian Arabic الشَطْرَنْج (aš-šaṭranj)bor. Old Spanish axedrez Spanish ajedrez Inherited from Old Spanish axedrez, borrowed from Arabic شِطْرَنْج (šiṭranj) via Andalusian Arabic, from Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭲𐭫𐭠𐭭𐭢 (cʾtlʾng /⁠čatrang⁠/), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

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