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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay piadah, from Persian پیاده (piyâde, “pawn (chess)”), from Middle Persian pdʾtk' (payādag). Doublet of bidak.
Pronunciation
Noun
piadah (plural piadah-piadah, first-person possessive piadahku, second-person possessive piadahmu, third-person possessive piadahnya)
- (chess, archaic) pawn
- Synonyms: bidak, pion, prajurit
References
- ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144
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