sekak

Indonesian

/sə.kak/

noun
Definitions
  • (sport) 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.
  • (sport) check, a situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish schaak (chess, check).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

schaak

Gloss

chess, check

Concept
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