घोड़ा

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२ घोड़े - 2 horses

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀖𑁄𑀟𑀕 (ghoḍaga), from Sanskrit घोटक (ghoṭaka), ultimately from Dravidian. Southworth reconstructs the Proto-Dravidian word as Proto-Dravidian *kHutt with the glottal fricative *h and Krishnamurti reconstructs the word as Proto-Dravidian *kut-ir-ay from Proto-Dravidian *kut-i.

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡʱoː.ɽɑː/,

Noun

घोड़ा (ghoṛām (Urdu spelling گھوڑا)

  1. horse
    Synonyms: अश्व (aśva), तुरग (turag), तुरंग (turaṅg)
  2. (chess) knight
  3. (Bombay Hindi, slang) gun

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Hindi · शतरंज के मोहरे (śatrañj ke mohre) (layout · text)
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राजा (rājā)
बादशाह (bādśāh)
शाह (śāh)
रानी (rānī)
वज़ीर (vazīr)
मंत्री (mantrī)
बेगम (begam)
फ़रज़ी (farzī)
हाथी (hāthī)
कश्ती (kaśtī)
रुख़ (rux)
ऊँट (ū̃ṭ)
फ़ील (fīl)
पील (pīl)
घोड़ा (ghoṛā) प्यादा (pyādā)
पैदल (paidal)
सिपाही (sipāhī)