ऊँट

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Hindi ऊंट (ūṃṭa), from ऊट (ūṭa) with spontaneous nasalization, from Sauraseni Prakrit उट्ट (uṭṭa), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra, “camel”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *úštras (“camel, buffalo”). Doublet of उष्ट्र (uṣṭra). Cognate with Marathi उंट (uṇṭa) and Nepali उँट (ũṭ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ऊँट • (ū̃ṭ) m (Urdu spelling اونٹ)

  1. camel; dromedary
  2. (chess) bishop
    तुमने मेरा ऊँट काट लिया! ― tumne merā ū̃ṭ kāṭ liyā! ― You got my bishop!

Declension

Declension of ऊँट (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ऊँट
ū̃ṭ 		ऊँट
ū̃ṭ
oblique ऊँट
ū̃ṭ 		ऊँटों
ū̃ṭõ
vocative ऊँट
ū̃ṭ 		ऊँटो
ū̃ṭo

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)
गज (gaj)
रथ (rath)
कश्ती (kaśtī)
रुख़ (rux) 		ऊँट (ū̃ṭ)
फ़ील (fīl)
पील (pīl) 		घोड़ा (ghoṛā)
अश्व (aśva) 		प्यादा (pyādā)
पैदल (paidal)
सिपाही (sipāhī)

References

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