- shat|ranj
- shat|ranj «shaht RAHNJ», noun.= chaturanga. (Cf. ↑chaturanga)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chess — 13c., from O.Fr. esches chessmen, plural of eschec game of chess, chessboard; checkmate (see CHECK (Cf. check) (n.)), from the key move of the game. Modern French still distinguishes échec check, blow, rebuff, defeat, from pl. échecs chess. The… … Etymology dictionary
Rebracketing — For the process by which the elements of a word are given new meanings, see Folk etymology. Contents 1 Role in forming new words 2 Examples 3 … Wikipedia