cheki

English

Alternative forms

chequee, chequi

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چكی (cheki).

Noun

cheki (plural chekis)

(Turkish units of measurement) A unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).
(historical units of measurement) A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 180 okas.
(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

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

Anagrams

K'iche', Kechi

Ido

Noun

cheki

plural of cheko

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cheque.

Noun

cheki (n class, plural cheki)

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)

(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
3rd person	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
3rd person	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
3rd person	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.

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