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chess meaning in Punjabi

ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ śatrañj

/t͡ʃɛs/

chess in Punjabi: ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ (śatrañj). In English, chess means a board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

Punjabi words for chess

two-player board game
ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ śatrañj

English meaning of chess

  1. noun A board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
  2. noun Any of several species of grass in the genus Bromus, generally considered weeds.
  3. noun One of the platforms, consisting of two or more planks dowelled together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge.

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Questions about chess in Punjabi

What is the meaning of chess in Punjabi?
Chess in Punjabi is ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ (śatrañj).
chess ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Chess: ਸ਼ਤਰੰਜ (śatrañj).
What does chess mean in English?
Chess means a board game for two players, each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.

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