cheki

English

Alternative forms

• chequee, chequi

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چكی (cheki).

Noun

cheki (plural chekis)

1. (Turkish units of measurement) A unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).
2. (historical units of measurement) A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 180 okas.
3. (historical units of measurement) A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 100 dirhems (variously .15–.35 kg).
   • 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo":

     At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois.

   • 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures":

     Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).

   • 1900, William B. Dick, Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes, page 530:

     6107. Turkish Weights. The Turkish Chequi is 11⅓ ounces avoirdupois... 1 Chequi = 100 Drachmas.

Meronyms

• (subdivisions): dirhem or dram
• (superdivisions): rottol or rotl; oka; batman; kantar or quintal

Translations

Translations

• Ottoman Turkish: چكی (cheki)
• Turkish: çeki (tr)

Anagrams

• K'iche', Kechi

Ido

Noun

cheki

1. plural of cheko

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cheque.

Noun

cheki (n class, plural cheki)

1. cheque (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity)

   Synonym: hundi

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English check.

Verb

-cheki (infinitive kucheki)

1. (Sheng) to look at or check something

Conjugation

Conjugation of -cheki
Positive present -nacheki Subjunctive -cheki Negative -cheki Imperative singular cheki
Infinitives
Positive kucheki Negative kutocheki
Imperatives
Singular cheki Plural chekini
Tensed forms
Habitual hucheki Positive past positive subject concord + -licheki Negative past negative subject concord + -kucheki
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nacheki) Singular Plural 1st person ninacheki/nacheki tunacheki 2nd person unacheki mnacheki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anacheki wanacheki other classes positive subject concord + -nacheki
Negative present (negative subject concord + -cheki) Singular Plural 1st person sicheki hatucheki 2nd person hucheki hamcheki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hacheki hawacheki other classes negative subject concord + -cheki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tacheki Negative future negative subject concord + -tacheki
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -cheki) Singular Plural 1st person nicheki tucheki 2nd person ucheki mcheki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) acheki wacheki other classes positive subject concord + -cheki
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sicheki Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngecheki Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singecheki Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalicheki Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalicheki
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -acheki) Singular Plural 1st person nacheki twacheki 2nd person wacheki mwacheki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) acheki wacheki m-mi(III/IV) wacheki yacheki ji-ma(V/VI) lacheki yacheki ki-vi(VII/VIII) chacheki vyacheki n(IX/X) yacheki zacheki u(XI) wacheki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwacheki pa(XVI) pacheki mu(XVIII) mwacheki
Perfect positive subject concord + -mecheki "Already" positive subject concord + -meshacheki "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jacheki "If/When" positive subject concord + -kicheki "If not" positive subject concord + -sipocheki Consecutive kacheki / positive subject concord + -kacheki Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kacheki
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nicheki -tucheki 2nd person -kucheki -wacheki/-kuchekini/-wachekini 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mcheki -wacheki m-mi(III/IV) -ucheki -icheki ji-ma(V/VI) -licheki -yacheki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kicheki -vicheki n(IX/X) -icheki -zicheki u(XI) -ucheki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kucheki pa(XVI) -pacheki mu(XVIII) -mucheki Reflexive -jicheki
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -cheki- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chekiye -chekio m-mi(III/IV) -chekio -chekiyo ji-ma(V/VI) -chekilo -chekiyo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chekicho -chekivyo n(IX/X) -chekiyo -chekizo u(XI) -chekio see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chekiko pa(XVI) -chekipo mu(XVIII) -chekimo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -cheki) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yecheki -ocheki m-mi(III/IV) -ocheki -yocheki ji-ma(V/VI) -locheki -yocheki ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chocheki -vyocheki n(IX/X) -yocheki -zocheki u(XI) -ocheki see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kocheki pa(XVI) -pocheki mu(XVIII) -mocheki
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.