cheki

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English

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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).

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Noun

cheki

  1. plural of cheko

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English cheque.

Noun

cheki class IX (plural cheki class X)

  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.