sekakmat

Indonesian

noun
Definitions
  • checkmate

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish schaakmat derived from Old French eschec mat derived from Persian شاه مات (the king is dead, the king is conquered, h mt, the king amazed, the king is ambushed, the king died, checkmate, the king is ambushed conquered, the king is amazed, the king dead, the king is helpless) compound from Indonesian syah (king, shah) + Indonesian mati (dead).

Origin

Indonesian

mati

Gloss

dead

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji
⚰️ 😵

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