92 MALAY CHESS. 



English Malay Derivation according to 



Wilkinson's Dictionary. 



Mate Mat 



Draw Seri Sanskrit 



To take Makan 



To take "en passant" Makan bidak suap. 



(suap = mouthful or bribe) 



The origin of " tir " is doubtful 



The words " buah," " kuda," " makan." " suap," are 

 probably pure Malay. 



" Mat " apparently comes from the same source as " Sah." 

 If ' Sah " is derived from the Persian, so probably is " mat." 

 " Sah Mat " may mean " the king is dead.V 



