Lemizh / English dictionary

jvelà.

to play chess, a game of chess

jvelÌ. chess piece
jvelòr. chess board

Etymology

< NLem jvelO‑a
< LMLem xwasèlÒ‑yr
< MLem xwaseilOU‑yr
< OTroy ϲ̣ασιλευ‑ς /hʷaˈse͜ileus/ ‘king, chess’
< SHell *qhasileũ‑s ‘chief, king’, probably of pre-Greek origin

OTroy likely calqued this term from a language spoken in East Asia, where chess originated. Another OTroy term for this (or a similar) game is ϙετϝορες /kedˈvo͜ures/ ‘four’, from the four sections of an army, which the players aim to connect in an optimal way.

Cognates

Gk βασιλεύς ‘chief, king’