xeque

Meaning

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

Concepts

sheik

check

sheikh

Arab chief

tribal sheik

tribal sheikh

Synonyms

xeique

Xeque

Translations

Scheich

jaque

jeque

escac

Schach

sheik

xeic

échec

شێخ

scacco

şeyh

شَيْخ

σεΐχης

cheik

sceicco

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃɛ.ki/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic: شَاه

Borrowed from Arabic: 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.