FromMalaysyah, fromClassical Persianشاه(šāh,“shah”).Doublet ofcek.
syah
- (archaic)king(a male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy)
- Synonyms:aji,raja
- (chess, obsolete)king(the principal chess piece)
- Synonym:raja
- shah(a king of Persia or Iran, or of the similar region)
FromClassical Persianشاه(šāh,“shah”).Doublet ofcek.
- IPA(key): /ˈʃah/ [ˈʃah]
- Rhymes:-ah
- Hyphenation:syah
syah (Jawi spellingشاه)
- (chess)Check(exclamation that shows that theking piece in a game ofchess is in danger).
syah (Jawi spellingشاه,pluralsyah-syahorsyah2)
- King:
- Amalemonarch.
- Synonyms:raja,sultan,datu(archaic),ratu(archaic)
- (chess) Theking piece inchess.
- Synonym:raja
Chess pieces in Malay ·buah catur
بواه چاتور(layout ·text) |
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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 |
