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chess meaning in Sinhala

පාද ක්රීඩාව pāda krīḍāwa

/t͡ʃɛs/

chess in Sinhala: පාද ක්රීඩාව (pāda krīḍāwa). 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.

Sinhala words for chess

two-player board game
පාද ක්රීඩාව pāda krīḍāwa

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 Sinhala

What is the meaning of chess in Sinhala?
Chess in Sinhala is පාද ක්රීඩාව (pāda krīḍāwa).
chess යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Chess: පාද ක්රීඩාව (pāda krīḍāwa).
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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