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(Angielski)

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

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/ˈʃɛ.ki/

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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.