sekak
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]sekak
- (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
- (sports, chess) check, a situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
Further reading
[edit]- “sekak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Javanese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Carakan: ꦱꦼꦏꦏ꧀
- Roman: sêkak (dated)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch schaak (“chess”).
Noun
[edit]sekak (krama ngoko sekak)
See also
[edit]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
[edit]- 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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