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)

1. face

   Synonyms: चेहरा (cehrā), मुँह (mũh)

2. expression, countenance

   Synonym: रूप (rūp)

3. face, direction

   रुख़ करना ― rux karnā ― to face

4. (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