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語源

From Ottoman Turkish چكی (cheki).

名詞

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).
   • 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo":

     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 19⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois.

   • 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures":

     Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).

   • 1900, William B. Dick, Encyclopedia of Practical Receipts and Processes, page 530:

     6107. Turkish Weights. The Turkish Chequi is 11⅓ ounces avoirdupois... 1 Chequi = 100 Drachmas.

Meronyms

• (subdivisions): dirhem or dram
• (superdivisions): rottol or rotl; oka; batman; kantar or quintal

アナグラム

• K'iche', Kechi