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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaturanga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
chat-u-ran-ga
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Indian game, its rules not fully known, presumed to be the ancestor of chess and similar games.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

Usage

Inflected Forms

caturanga (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

shatranj

Questions

What does chaturanga mean?
An ancient Indian game, its rules not fully known, presumed to be the ancestor of chess and similar games.
Where does chaturanga come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

How to pronounce chaturanga

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