sekak

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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

  • IPA(key): /sə.kak/
  • Hyphenation: sê‧kak

Noun

sekak

  1. (sports) chess, a board game for two players with each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
    Synonym: catur
  2. (sports, chess) check, a situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.

Further reading

Javanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch schaak (“chess”).

Noun

sekak (krama ngoko sekak)

  1. chess
    Synonym: catur

See also

Chess pieces in Javanese · wong-wongan catur (see also: catur, sekak) (layout · text)
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ꦫꦠꦸ (ratu) ꦥꦠꦶꦃ (patih) ꦧꦺꦠꦺꦁ (bètèng) ꦩꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ (mantri) ꦗꦫꦤ꧀ (jaran) ꦧꦶꦝꦒ꧀ (bidhag)

References

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “sekak”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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