ऊँट
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Alternative forms
- ऊंट (ūṇṭ)
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝 (uṭṭa), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra, “camel”). Doublet of उष्ट्र (uṣṭra). Cognate with Marathi उंट (uṇṭa) and Nepali उँट (ũṭ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ऊँट • (ū̃ṭ) m (Urdu spelling اونٹ)
- camel; dromedary
- (chess) bishop
- तुमने मेरा ऊँट काट लिया! ― tumne merā ū̃ṭ kāṭ liyā! ― You got my bishop!
Declension
Declension of ऊँट (masc cons-stem)
Descendants
- → English: oont
See also
| Chess pieces in Hindi · शतरंज के मोहरे (śatrañj ke mohre) (layout · text) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh) शाह (śāh) |
रानी (rānī) वज़ीर (vazīr) मंत्री (mantrī) बेगम (begam) फ़रज़ी (farzī) |
हाथी (hāthī) कश्ती (kaśtī) रुख़ (rux) |
ऊँट (ū̃ṭ) फ़ील (fīl) पील (pīl) |
घोड़ा (ghoṛā) | प्यादा (pyādā) पैदल (paidal) सिपाही (sipāhī) |
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
