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English
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 ℔).
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Noun
cheki
- plural of cheko
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English cheque.
Noun
cheki class IX (plural cheki class X)
- 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
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Positive present
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-nacheki
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Subjunctive
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-cheki
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Negative
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-cheki
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Imperative singular
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cheki
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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hucheki
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -licheki
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kucheki
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nacheki)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninacheki/nacheki
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tunacheki
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2nd person
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unacheki
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mnacheki
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anacheki
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wanacheki
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nacheki
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -cheki)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sicheki
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hatucheki
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2nd person
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hucheki
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hamcheki
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hacheki
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hawacheki
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -cheki
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tacheki
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tacheki
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -cheki)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nicheki
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tucheki
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2nd person
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ucheki
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mcheki
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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acheki
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wacheki
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -cheki
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sicheki
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngecheki
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singecheki
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalicheki
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalicheki
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mecheki
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshacheki
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jacheki
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kicheki
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipocheki
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Consecutive
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kacheki / positive subject concord + -kacheki
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kacheki
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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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