Javanese

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Javanese catur (four; a type of chess), from Sanskrit चतुर् (catur, four).

Noun

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ꦕꦠꦸꦂ (catur)

  1. (literary) four
    Synonym: ꦥꦥꦠ꧀ (papat)

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Javanese catur (four; a type of chess), from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, four limbs).

Noun

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ꦕꦠꦸꦂ (catur) (ngoko-krama ꦕꦠꦸꦂ)

  1. chess
    Synonym: ꦱꦼꦏꦏ꧀ (sekak)

See also

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Chess pieces in Javanese · wong-wongan catur (see also: catur, sekak) (layout · text)
           
ꦫꦠꦸ (ratu) ꦥꦠꦶꦃ (patih) ꦧꦺꦠꦺꦁ (bètèng) ꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ (mantri) ꦗꦫꦤ꧀ (jaran) ꦧꦶꦝꦒ꧀ (bidhag)

References

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  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “catur”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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