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syah

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Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Malay syah, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, shah). Doublet of cek.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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syah

  1. (archaic) king (a male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy)
    Synonyms: aji, raja
  2. (chess, obsolete) king (the principal chess piece)
    Synonym: raja
  3. shah (a king of Persia or Iran, or of the similiar region)

Compounds

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Further reading

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian شاه (šāh, shah). Doublet of cek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃah/
  • Rhymes: -ah
  • Hyphenation: syah

Interjection

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syah (Jawi spelling شاه)

  1. (sports) Check; an exclamation that shows that the king piece in chess is in danger.

Noun

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syah (Jawi spelling شاه, plural syah-syah, informal 1st possessive syahku, 2nd possessive syahmu, 3rd possessive syahnya)

  1. A king:
    1. A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy.
      Synonyms: raja, sultan, datu (archaic), ratu (archaic)
    2. (sports) The king piece in chess
      Synonym: raja

Compounds

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: syah

See also

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Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur
بواه چاتور (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
raja, syah
راج, شاه
bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu
بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو
benteng, tir
بينتيڠ, تير
gajah
ݢاجه
kuda
کودا
bidak, piadah, pion
بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

Further reading

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