प्यादे

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Marathi

Alternative forms

प्यादं (pyāda)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian پیاده (piyāda, literally on foot), from Middle Persian (pdʾtk' /⁠payādag⁠/). Compare Gujarati પ્યાદું (pyādũ), Hindustani پیادہ (pyādh), پیادا (pyādā) / प्यादा (pyādā), Kannada ಪ್ಯಾದೆ (pyāde), Punjabi ਪਿਆਦਾ (piādā) / پیادہ (peyādh), Bengali পিয়াদা (piẏada).

Pronunciation

  • (formal) IPA(key): /pja.d̪e/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /pja.d̪ə/

Noun

प्यादे (pyāden

  1. (chess) pawn

See also

Chess pieces in Marathi · बुद्धिबळातील सोंगट्या (buddhibḷātīl soṅgaṭyā) (layout · text)
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राजा (rājā) वजीर (vajīr),
राणी (rāṇī), मंत्री (mantrī)
हत्ती (hattī) उंट (uṇṭa) घोडा (ghoḍā) प्यादे (pyāde)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “प्यादे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “प्यादें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “प्यादा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).