रुख़

See also: रुख

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (rux). The sense in chess is further from Middle Persian lhw' (rox).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾʊx/, /ɾʊkʰ/

Noun

रुख़ • (rux) m (Urdu spelling رُخ)

face
Synonyms: चेहरा (cehrā), मुँह (mũh)
expression, countenance
Synonym: रूप (rūp)
face, direction
रुख़ करना ― rux karnā ― to face
(chess) rook
Synonym: हाथी (hāthī)

Declension

Declension of रुख़ (masc cons-stem)

	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

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