रुख़
See also: रुख
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian رخ (rux). The sense in chess is further from Middle Persian lhw' (rox).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾʊx/, /ɾʊkʰ/
Noun
रुख़ • (rux) m (Urdu spelling رُخ)
- face
- expression, countenance
- Synonym: रूप (rūp)
- face, direction
- रुख़ करना ― rux karnā ― to face
- (chess) rook
- Synonym: हाथी (hāthī)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रुख़ rux |
रुख़ rux |
| oblique | रुख़ rux |
रुख़ों ruxõ |
| vocative | रुख़ rux |
रुख़ो ruxo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रुख़”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press