chaturanga
noun
chaturanga is spelled C-H-A-T-U-R-A-N-G-A: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chaturanga means “An ancient Indian game, its rules not fully known, presumed to be the ancestor of chess and similar games” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chaturanga?
| Letters | 10: C-H-A-T-U-R-A-N-G-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chaturanga?
Chaturanga appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of chaturanga
- caturanga
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chaturanga mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ancient Indian game, its rules not fully known, presumed to be the ancestor of chess and similar games.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chaturanga come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).