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szachy.

chess (board game)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʂa.xɘ/

  1. chess (board game)

    nonvirile · plural
    Chodź zagramy w szachy.

  2. chess set

    nonvirile · plural
    Nie mogę znaleźć moich szachów

  3. difficult situation, task or gameplay, requiring ingenuity and planning

    figuratively · nonvirile · plural
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شاه (šāh)bor. Arabic شَاه (šāh)bor. Latin scaccusder. Old Dutch *skāk Middle Dutch schaecbor. Middle High German schāchbor. Old Polish szach Polish szach Proto-Indo-European *ís Proto-Balto-Slavic *is Proto-Slavic *jь Old Polish -y Polish -y Polish szachy From szach + -y.

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