xeque

Significado (Inglés)

1. (masculine) check (when the king is directly threatened by an enemy piece)
2. (figuratively, masculine) a dangerous situation

Conceptos

jaque

jeque

Sinónimos

xeique

Xeque

Traducciones

Scheich

sheik

escac

scacco

sheik

échec

check

xeic

شێخ

Schach

sceicco

schaak

شَيْخ

cheik

σεΐχης

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈʃɛ.ki/

Etimología (Inglés)

Tomado de árabe: شَاه

Tomado de árabe: شَيْخ

In summary

Borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Persian شاه (šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh, “king”), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ksayati (“he rules, he has power over”), from Proto-Indo-European *tke- (“to gain power over, gain control over”). Doublet of cheque and xá.