chaturanga

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounchaturanga (uncountable)

alternative caturanga

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

Origin

Borrowed from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).

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APA

chaturanga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaturanga

MLA

“chaturanga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaturanga. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chaturanga,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chaturanga.

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