sekak
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch schaak (“chess, check”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sekak
- (sports) chess, a board game for two players with each beginning with sixteen chess pieces moving according to fixed rules across a chessboard with the objective to checkmate the opposing king.
- (sports, chess) check, a situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
Further reading
- “sekak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.