ŝako

See also: sako, Sako, sakō, and sáko

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *tek-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati

Proto-Iranian *xšáyati

Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ)

Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ)

Persian شاه (šâh)bor.

Esperanto ŝako

From German Schach, Polish szachy, Russian шах (šax), Latin scaccī, Italian scacco, Hungarian sakk, Yiddish שאָך (shokh), all from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃako/

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• Rhymes: -ako
• Syllabification: ŝa‧ko

Noun

ŝako (uncountable, accusative ŝakon)

1. chess
2. (chess) check