tseke

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cheque, from English cheque, variant of check. Doublet of hake, tsek, and tses.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeke/ [ˈt͡ʃɛː.xɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtseke/ [ˈt̪sɛː.xɛ]
• Rhymes: -eke
• Syllabification: tse‧ke

Noun

tseke (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜒᜃᜒ) (banking)

1. check; cheque

   Synonym: tsek