buah catur
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of buah (“fruit”) + catur (“chess”), inherited from Malay buah catur.
Noun
buah catur (plural buah-buah catur)
- (chess) a chess piece.
Further reading
- “buah catur”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Compound of buah (“piece”) + catur (“chess”).
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˌbūah ˈt͡ʃato(r)/ [ˌbu.̄ah ˈt͡ʃa.t̪o(r)]
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˌbūah ˈt͡ʃatur/ [ˌbu.̄ah ˈt͡ʃa.t̪ur]
Noun
buah catur (Jawi spelling بواه چاتور, plural buah-buah catur or buah2 catur)
- (chess) A chess piece.
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 |
Further reading
- "buah catur" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017