sekakmat

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch schaakmat, from Old French eschec mat, from Persian شاه مات (“šâh mât, the king is dead”). Equivalent to syah +‎ mati. Doublet of emat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səˈkak.mat/, [səˈkak̚.mat̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Hyphenation: sê‧kak‧mat

Noun

sekakmat (plural sekakmat-sekakmat)

  1. (chess) checkmate

Further reading

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