Bahasa Melayu

tir

Bahasa Melayu

English

castle, rook

A castle, or the chess piece called a rook.

تير

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dalam cerita itu, puteri tinggal di tir yang tinggi.

    In the story, the princess lives in a high castle.

  2. Dia menggerakkan tir ke hujung papan catur.

    He moved the rook to the end of the chessboard.

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What does “rook” mean in Malay?

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tir

This is the chess piece.

Word family

Common derived forms

tiri
step; step-

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.