रुख़

See also: रुख

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رخ (rux). The sense in chess is further from Middle Persian lhw' (rox).

Pronunciation

Noun

रुख़ • (rux) m (Urdu spelling رُخ)

  1. face
    Synonyms: चेहरा (cehrā), मुँह (mũh)
  2. expression, countenance
    Synonym: रूप (rūp)
  3. face, direction
    रुख़ करना ― rux karnā ― to face
  4. (chess) rook
    Synonym: हाथी (hāthī)

Declension

Declension of रुख़ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct रुख़
rux 		रुख़
rux
oblique रुख़
rux 		रुख़ों
ruxõ
vocative रुख़
rux 		रुख़ो
ruxo

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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