𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoCheckmatelemmy.worldimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageCheckmatelemmy.world𝔼𝕩𝕦𝕤𝕚𝕒@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square59fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarewieson@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYou may look a bit beyond the edge of the anglophone world.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agowell in my language they’re “runners” so i guess i should have thought a bit harder there…
minus-squareEiri@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSorry. Did a direct translation of the French name without thinking.
minus-squareapolo399@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI’ll add Spanish! “Alfil”, taken from arabic “(al-)fil”, taken from persian “pil”, meaning “the elephant”, since at some point in the past the piece was, evidently, an elephant.
jesters? they’re bishops…
You may look a bit beyond the edge of the anglophone world.
well in my language they’re “runners” so i guess i should have thought a bit harder there…
Potato potato
Sorry. Did a direct translation of the French name without thinking.
well, til!
And in German they’re “Runners”
I’ll add Spanish! “Alfil”, taken from arabic “(al-)fil”, taken from persian “pil”, meaning “the elephant”, since at some point in the past the piece was, evidently, an elephant.