syah

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sah (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Malay syah, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah”). Doublet of cek.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃah/ [ˈʃah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: syah

Noun

syah

1. (archaic) king (a male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy)

   Synonyms: aji, raja

2. (chess, obsolete) king (the principal chess piece)

   Synonym: raja

3. shah (a king of Persia or Iran, or of the similar region)

Compounds

• syah alam
• syahbandar

Further reading

• “syah”, 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

Malay

Alternative forms

• shah (1924-1972)

Etymology

From Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah”). Doublet of cek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃah/ [ˈʃah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Hyphenation: syah

Interjection

syah (Jawi spelling شاه)

1. (chess) Check (exclamation that shows that the king piece in a game of chess is in danger).

Noun

syah (Jawi spelling شاه, plural syah-syah or syah²)

1. King:
   1. A male monarch.

      Synonyms: raja, sultan, datu (archaic), ratu (archaic)

   2. (chess) The king piece in chess.

      Synonym: raja

Derived terms

Compounds

• syah alam

Descendants

• Indonesian: syah

Further reading

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