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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesビショップ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bishoppu
"チェスのビショップは斜めに動きます。"
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2 senses- 1
The historical chess piece, representing an elephant, that preceded the modern bishop.
"In medieval chess variants, the alfil could jump exactly two squares diagonally." - 2
The Spanish term for the bishop in chess.
"The player moved her alfil to control the long diagonal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Arabic al-fīl (الْفِيل), meaning 'the elephant', via Old Spanish alfil. The term originally referred to the chess piece that was the predecessor to the modern bishop, representing an elephant in ancient Persian and Arabic chess variants before spreading into medieval Romance languages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Alfil" is said worldwide
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fou
Transliteration: fu
"Le fou se déplace en diagonale sur l'échiquier."
Läufer
Transliteration: loifer
"Der Läufer kontrolliert die diagonals."
alfiere
Transliteration: alfiˈɛːre
"L'alfiere si muove in diagonale."
alfil
Transliteration: alˈfil
"El alfil defiende las casillas oscuras."
bispo
Transliteration: ˈbiʃpu
"O bispo move-se pelas diagonais."
ऊँट
Transliteration: oont
Script: शतरंज का ऊँट
"शतरंज में ऊँट तिरछा चलता है।"
象
Transliteration: xiàng
"国际象棋中的象可以斜线走。"
비숍
Transliteration: bisyeop
"체스에서 비숍은 대각선으로 움직입니다."
ビショップ
Transliteration: bishoppu
"チェスのビショップは斜めに動きます。"
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