ઊંટ

Gujarati

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀝 (uṭṭa), from Sanskrit उष्ट्र (uṣṭra, “camel”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *uṣṭras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *úštras, from Proto-Indo-European *ūsr- (“aurochs”)

Noun

ઊંટ • (ū̃ṭa) n (plural ઊંટો)

  1. (unspecified gender) camel
    Synonyms: શુતર (śutar), ઉષ્ટ્ર (uṣṭra), શરભ (śarabh)
  2. (chess) bishop

See also
Chess pieces in Gujarati · શેતરંજનાં મોહરાં (śetrañjnā̃ mohrā̃) (layout · text)
રાજા (rājā) વજીર (vajīr) હાથી (hāthī) ઊંટ (ū̃ṭa) ઘોડો (ghoḍo) પ્યાદું (pyādũ)
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