tses

English

Noun

tses

1. plural of tse

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English chess, from Middle English ches, chesse, from Old French eschés, plural of eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh, “king [in chess]”), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “shah, king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃes/, [ˈt͡ʃɛs]

Noun

tses (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜐ᜔)

1. chess

   Synonym: (dated) ahedres

Derived terms

• magtses

See also

• dama
• satol

Further reading

• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 987