шатар

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

• (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 (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)