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Mecayapan Nahuatl
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
xeque
- nest
- Synonym: tapásol
References
- Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002) Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 69, 200
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”),[1][2] from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh, “king”), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /xšāyaθiya/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ksayati (“he rules, he has power over”), from Proto-Indo-European *tke- (“to gain power over, gain control over”). Doublet of cheque.
Noun
xeque m (plural xeques)
- (chess) check (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)
- Synonym: xaque
- (figurative) a dangerous situation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ).[1][2]
Noun
xeque m (plural xeques, feminine xeica, feminine plural xeicas)
- Alternative form of xeique (“sheikh”)
References