sakk

Hungarian

noun
Definitions
  • chess
  • check a situation in which the king is directly threatened by enemy pieces

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schach (chess) derived from Arabic شَاه (king in chess, king) derived from Persian شاه (king, shah, master, shh, big).

Origin

Persian

شاه

Gloss

king, shah, master, shh, big

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

主

Emoji
👑 🦁

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