Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheki

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: che-ki
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Turkish unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).

noun

A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 180 okas.

noun

A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 100 dirhems (variously 0.15–0.35 kg).

Example Sentences

"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."
"Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔)."
"6107. Turkish Weights. The Turkish Chequi is 11⅓ ounces avoirdupois... 1 Chequi = 100 Drachmas."

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چكی (cheki).

Word Breakdown

Root: چكی

Inflected Forms

chekis (plural) chequee (alternative) chequi (alternative)

Questions

What does cheki mean?: A Turkish unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).
Where does cheki come from?: From Ottoman Turkish چكی (cheki).

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