bidak

See also: bídák

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay bidak, from Arabic بَيْدَق (baydaq, “pawn in chess”). Doublet of piadah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bidak/
• Hyphenation: bi‧dak

Noun

bidak (plural bidak-bidak)

1. (chess) pawn

   Synonyms: piadah, pion, prajurit

See also

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
raja	menteri, patih, ratu, ster	benteng	gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur	kuda	bidak, pion, prajurit

Further reading

• “bidak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Noun

bidak

1. nonstandard spelling of bidhag

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَيْدَق (baydaq, “pawn in chess”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbidak/ [ˈbi.daʔ]
• Rhymes: -dak, -ak
• Hyphenation: bi‧dak

Noun

bidak (Jawi spelling بيدق, plural bidak-bidak or bidak²)

1. (chess) The pawn piece in chess.

   Synonyms: pion, piadah (obsolete)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bidak (inherited)

See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text)
raja, syah راج, شاه	bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو	benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير	gajah ݢاجه	kuda کودا	bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

Further reading

• "bidak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bědakъ. By surface analysis, bida +‎ -ak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.dak/
• Rhymes: -idak
• Syllabification: bi‧dak

Noun

bidak m pers

1. (colloquial, uncommon) alternative form of biedak

Declension

Declension of bidak

	singular	plural
nominative	bidak	bidacy/bidaki (deprecative)
genitive	bidaka	bidaków
dative	bidakowi	bidakom
accusative	bidaka	bidaków
instrumental	bidakiem	bidakami
locative	bidaku	bidakach
vocative	bidaku	bidacy

Further reading

• “bidak”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “bidak”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)