piadah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay piadah, from Persian پیاده (piyâde, pawn (chess)), from Middle Persian pdʾtk' (payādag).[1] Doublet of bidak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈadah/
  • Hyphenation: pi‧a‧dah
  • Rhymes: -dah, -ah, -h

Noun

piadah (plural piadah-piadah)

  1. (chess, archaic) pawn
    Synonyms: bidak, pion, prajurit

References

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Persian پیاده (piyâde, pawn (chess)), from Middle Persian pdʾtk' (payādag).[1] Doublet of bidak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pi.ja.dah]
  • Rhymes: -dah, -ah
  • Hyphenation: pi‧a‧dah

Noun

piadah (Jawi spelling ڤياده, plural piadah-piadah)

  1. (sports, obsolete) The pawn piece in chess.
    Synonyms: bidak, pion

See also

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur
بواه چاتور (layout · text)
raja, syah
راج, شاه
bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu
بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو
benteng, tir
بينتيڠ, تير
gajah
ݢاجه
kuda
کودا
bidak, piadah, pion
بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

References

  1. ^ Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation (in Persian), pages 117-144

Further reading