Etymology

From Arabic شَاه ‎(šāh), from Persian شاه ‎(šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 ‎(šāh, “king”), from Old Persian 𐏋 ‎(xšāyaθiya, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ksayati ‎(“he rules, he has power over”), from Proto-Indo-European *tke- ‎(“to gain power over, gain control over”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.kɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɛ.ki/
• Homophone: cheque
• Hyphenation: xe‧que