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cheki en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چكی (cheki).

Meanings

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).
   • 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"
   • 6107. Turkish Weights. The Turkish Chequi is 11⅓ ounces avoirdupois... 1 Chequi = 100 Drachmas. 1900, William B. Dick, Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes, page 530:
   • 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"

Forms

Meronyms

rotl (superdivisions) · dirhem (subdivisions) · dram (subdivisions) · batman (superdivisions) · kantar (superdivisions) · quintal (superdivisions) · oka (superdivisions) · rottol (superdivisions)

Translations (3)

tr çeki (Translations) · pl czeki (Translations) · ota چكی (Translations)