"syah" meaning in Malay

See syah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈʃah/, [ˈʃah] Forms: شاه [Jawi], shah [alternative]
Rhymes: -ah Etymology: From Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah”). Doublet of cek. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ms|fa-cls|pal|peo|ira-pro|iir-pro|ine-pro}}, {{bor|ms|fa-cls|شاه|t=shah|tr=šāh}} Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah”), {{dbt|ms|cek}} Doublet of cek Head templates: {{ms-interj|j=شاه}} syah (Jawi spelling شاه)
  1. (chess) Check (exclamation that shows that the king piece in a game of chess is in danger).
    Sense id: en-syah-ms-intj-jCQ1Wegr Categories (other): Chess, Pages with 2 entries, Chess Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 16 4 30 20 14 Disambiguation of Chess: 52 4 44 Topics: board-games, chess, games

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃah/, [ˈʃah] Forms: شاه [Jawi], syah-syah [plural], syah² [plural], shah [alternative]
Rhymes: -ah Etymology: From Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah”). Doublet of cek. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ms|fa-cls|pal|peo|ira-pro|iir-pro|ine-pro}}, {{bor|ms|fa-cls|شاه|t=shah|tr=šāh}} Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah”), {{dbt|ms|cek}} Doublet of cek Head templates: {{ms-noun|j=شاه}} syah (Jawi spelling شاه, plural syah-syah or syah²)
  1. King:
    A male monarch.
    Synonyms: raja, sultan, datu, ratu
    Sense id: en-syah-ms-noun-JDSG74-K Categories (other): Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 16 2 19 28 15 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 29 48 23
  2. King:
    (chess) The king piece in chess.
    Synonyms: raja
    Sense id: en-syah-ms-noun-TyWKKhX5 Categories (other): Chess, Chess Disambiguation of Chess: 52 4 44 Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (Compounds): syah alam
Disambiguation of 'Compounds': 47 53

Alternative forms

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