బంటు

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See also: బాట, బీటా, బూటు, and బోటు

Telugu

చదరంగంలో బంటు.

Etymology

Derived from Prakrit , ultimately from Sanskrit भट (bhaṭa, “servant, soldier”). Doublet of భటుడు (bhaṭuḍu).

Pronunciation

Noun

బంటు • (baṇṭu) n (plural బంట్లు)

  1. A servant.
    Synonyms: పనివాడు (panivāḍu), లెంక (leṅka), ఊడిగపువాడు (ūḍigapuvāḍu), పనిమనిషి (panimaniṣi), భటుడు (bhaṭuḍu), సేవకుడు (sēvakuḍu)
  2. A soldier, sepoy, armed attendant.
    Synonym: సైనికుడు (sainikuḍu)
  3. (chess) A pawn.
    Synonym: సైనికుడు (sainikuḍu)

See also

Chess pieces in Telugu · చదరంగ పావులు (cadaraṅga pāvulu) (layout · text)
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రాజు (rāju) మంత్రి (mantri) ఏనుగు (ēnugu) శకటము (śakaṭamu) గుర్రము (gurramu) బంటు (baṇṭu)

References

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