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cheki

cheki noun: a Turkish unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).

Noun

cheki (plural chekis)

  1. A Turkish unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).
  2. (historical) A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 180 okas.
  3. (historical) A former Turkish unit of weight equal to 100 dirhems (variously 0.15–0.35 kg).
    • 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.1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo"
    • Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures"

Forms of cheki

pluralchekis
alternative formchequee
alternative formchequi

Origin of cheki

From Ottoman Turkish چكی (cheki).

Questions about cheki

What does cheki mean?
Cheki means a Turkish unit of weight equal to 200 kg (441 lbs.).
What part of speech is cheki?
Cheki is a noun.
What is the plural of cheki?
The plural of cheki is chekis.

Words near cheki in the dictionary

  1. Chekhov's gun
  2. Chekhova
  3. Chekhovian
  4. chekhovichite
  5. Chekhovo
  6. cheki
  7. Chekiang
  8. Chekiangese
  9. chekis
  10. Chekist
  11. Chekists

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