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Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch schaak (“chess, check”), from Middle Dutch schaec, from Old French escac or directly from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sêkak
- (sports) chess, (a board game for two players)
- Synonym: catur
- (sports, chess) check (a situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece)
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
sekak
- romanization of ꦱꦼꦏꦏ꧀