"syah" meaning in Malay

See syah in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ʃah/ 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. (sports) Check; an exclamation that shows that the king piece in chess is in danger.
    Sense id: en-syah-ms-intj-kvmG1oK1 Categories (other): Sports, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 16 4 37 18 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 16 2 26 23 11 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 22 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Noun

IPA: /ʃah/ Forms: شاه [Jawi], syah-syah [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)
  1. A king:
    A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy.
    Synonyms: raja, sultan, datu, ratu
    Sense id: en-syah-ms-noun-KKh3YsKt Categories (other): Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 16 2 26 23 11 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 22
  2. A king:
    (sports) The king piece in chess
    Synonyms: raja
    Sense id: en-syah-ms-noun-11V1GGNP Categories (other): Sports, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header, Chess Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 16 2 26 23 11 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 43 35 22 Disambiguation of Chess: 36 1 63 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: syah alam
Related terms: raja, syahراج, شاه, bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratuبنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو, benteng, tirبينتيڠ, تير, gajahݢاجه, kudaکودا, bidak, piadah, pionبيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

Alternative forms

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