chek

== English == === Etymology === From the Yale romanization of the Cantonese 尺 (cek3). Doublet of chi. === Noun === chek (plural cheks or chek) A Hong Kong foot. === Anagrams === Heck, heck == Antigua and Barbuda Creole English == === Verb === chek (past min chek, future go chek, a go chek, wi chek, wil chek, completive dun chek, imperfective a chek) to check == Cornish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tʃɛk/ === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== chek m (plural chekys) kettle, cauldron ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See Chek ==== Adjective ==== chek Czech === Mutation === == Lower Tanana == === Stem === chek Verbal stem occurring in the following root, aspect, and mode combinations: == Middle English == === Alternative forms === chec, check, chekke, cheque, ecchekke === Etymology === From Old French eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, borrowed from Arabic شَاه (šāh), borrowed from Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”). Compare ches. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃɛk/, /t͡ʃɛːk/ === Interjection === chek (chess) Said when the opponent's king is under attack. [from 14th c.] ==== Descendants ==== English: check ==== References ==== “chē̆k̄, interj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. === Noun === chek (plural chekkes) (chess) The threatening of a king. [from 15th c.] An assault, attack, or raid. [from 14th c.] A deed, event or occurrence. [from 14th c.] (rare) A checkered pattern. [from 15th c.] (falconry, rare) A check. [from 15th c.] ==== Related terms ==== cheker chekmat ==== Descendants ==== English: check, cheque (see there for further descendants) ==== References ==== “chē̆k̄, interj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English check. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃek/ [ˈt͡ʃek] Rhymes: -ek Syllabification: chek === Noun === chek m (plural cheks) (Costa Rica) check valve === Further reading === “chek”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010