fortress rook (chess) 15 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Dutch
lexeme kasteel
meaning 1 castle
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference HWNF
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme castle
meaning 1 fortress
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Merriam-Webster
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Farsi
lexeme qal'e (قَلعه)
meaning 1 castle, fortress, stronghold, citadel
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 4
type Polysemy
language Hungarian
lexeme bástya
meaning 1 bastion

A … bástyáról két muskétás ágyú bámult le kevélyen a tágas fennsíkra. (Mikszáth Kálmán) 


From the ... bastion, two musket cannons proudly stared down at the spacious plateau. (Kálmán Mikszáth)

direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)

Leült velem sakkozni és csatát vesztett … Pedig csalt is … Visszacsente a bástyáját, mikor én félrepillantottam. (Gárdonyi Géza)


He sat down to play chess with me and lost a battle... He also cheated... He knocked back his rook when I looked away. (Géza Gárdonyi)

reference MEK 1978
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ACCEPTED Realization 5
type Polysemy
language Indonesian
lexeme benteng
meaning 1 fort; bulwark, a defensive wall or rampart
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference SEALang Indonesia
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 6
type Polysemy
language Irish Gaelic
lexeme caiseal
meaning 1 stone fort
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Ó Dónaill 1977
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 7
type Polysemy
language Javanese
lexeme bètèng
meaning 1 fort
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference SEAlang Javanese
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 8
type Polysemy
language Javanese
lexeme bètèng
meaning 1 fort
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference SEAlang Javanese
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 9
type Polysemy
language Malay
lexeme benteng
meaning 1 bulwark, fortification or rampart; a defensive wall for defending a town and others from enemy attacks; fort or fortress.
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference SEALang Malay
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 10
type Polysemy
language Mandarin Chinese
lexeme chéngbǎo (城堡)
meaning 1 castle
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference BKRS English Wiktionary
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 11
type Polysemy
language Modern Written Arabic
lexeme qalʕa (قلعة)
meaning 1 fort, fortress, castle
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 12
type Polysemy
language Swahili
lexeme ngome
meaning 1 fortress
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference <personally collected data>
comment
ACCEPTED Realization 13
type Polysemy
language Tamil
lexeme kōṭṭai (கோட்டை)
meaning 1 fort, castle, stronghold
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Tamil lexicon
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ACCEPTED Realization 14
type Polysemy
language Turkish
lexeme kale
meaning 1 fort, castle, fortress, stronghold
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Baskakov 1977: 500
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ACCEPTED Realization 15
type Polysemy
language Welsh
lexeme castell
meaning 1 castle
direction
meaning 2 rook (chess)
reference Geiriadur
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