syah

• sah (nonstandard)

From Malay syah, from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah”). Doublet of cek.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃah/ [ˈʃah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: syah

syah

1. (archaic) king (a male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy)

   Synonyms: aji, raja

2. (chess, obsolete) king (the principal chess piece)

   Synonym: raja

3. shah (a king of Persia or Iran, or of the similar region)

• “syah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• shah (1924-1972)

From Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah”). Doublet of cek.

• IPA^(key): /ʃah/
• Rhymes: -ah
• Hyphenation: syah

syah (Jawi spelling شاه)

1. (sports) Check; an exclamation that shows that the king piece in chess is in danger.

syah (Jawi spelling شاه, plural syah-syah)

1. A king:
   1. A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy.

      Synonyms: raja, sultan, datu (archaic), ratu (archaic)

   2. (sports) The king piece in chess

      Synonym: raja

• Indonesian: syah

• “syah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.