checkmate in Malay
syahmat
/ˈt͡ʃɛkmeɪt/
checkmate in Malay: syahmat. In English, checkmate means word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
Malay words for checkmate
- said when making the conclusive move in chess
- syahmat
English meaning of checkmate
- interjection Word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
- interjection Said when one has placed a person in a losing situation with no escape.
- noun The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
- noun Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
checkmate in a sentence
- My opponent checkmated me in four moves!
Synonyms of checkmate
checkmate in other languages
- checkmate in Hindi
- checkmate in Tamil
- checkmate in Marathi
- checkmate in Urdu
- checkmate in Bengali
- checkmate in Telugu
- checkmate in Malayalam
- checkmate in Kannada
- checkmate in Punjabi
- checkmate in Gujarati
- checkmate in Odia
- checkmate in Assamese
- checkmate in Nepali
- checkmate in Tagalog
- checkmate in Arabic
- checkmate in Indonesian
- checkmate in Persian
- checkmate in Thai
- checkmate in Vietnamese
Questions about checkmate in Malay
- What is the meaning of checkmate in Malay?
- Checkmate in Malay is syahmat.
- Apakah maksud checkmate dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Checkmate: syahmat.
- What does checkmate mean in English?
- Checkmate means word called out by the victor when making a move that wins the game.
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