шатар

Buryat

Noun

шатар • (šatar)

1. chess

Mongolian

Etymology

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

• (Ulaanbaatar) IPA^(key): /ʃatʰər/, [ˈʃaʰtɐr]

Noun

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

1. chess

Derived terms

• шатарчин (šatarčin, “chess player”)
• шатардах (šatardax), шатарцах (šatarcax, “to play chess”)
• шатарчлах (šatarčlax)

See also

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