"chek" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cheks [plural], chek [plural]
Etymology: From the Yale romanization of the Cantonese 尺 (cek³). Doublet of chi. Etymology templates: {{der|en|yue|尺|tr=cek³}} Cantonese 尺 (cek³), {{doublet|en|chi}} Doublet of chi Head templates: {{en-noun|s|chek}} chek (plural cheks or chek)
  1. A Hong Kong foot. Wikipedia link: chek (unit) Categories (topical): Units of measure
    Sense id: en-chek-en-noun-uybUoTz- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Hong Kong English, Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters: 41 8 6 3 3 3 36 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 48 6 5 3 2 2 33

Interjection [Middle English]

IPA: /t͡ʃɛk/, /t͡ʃɛːk/
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|eschec}} Old French eschec, {{der|enm|ML.|scaccus}} Medieval Latin scaccus, {{der|enm|ar|شَاه}} Arabic شَاه (šāh), {{der|enm|fa|شاه|tr=šâh}} Persian شاه (šâh), {{der|enm|pal|𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠|sc=Phli|ts=šāh}} Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), {{der|enm|peo|𐏋||king|sc=Xpeo|ts=xšāyaθiya}} Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), {{m|enm|ches}} ches Head templates: {{head|enm|interjection}} chek
  1. (chess) Said when the opponent's king is under attack. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-chek-enm-intj-pL5NLMzX Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chec, check, chekke, cheque, ecchekke

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /t͡ʃɛk/, /t͡ʃɛːk/ Forms: chekkes [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|eschec}} Old French eschec, {{der|enm|ML.|scaccus}} Medieval Latin scaccus, {{der|enm|ar|شَاه}} Arabic شَاه (šāh), {{der|enm|fa|شاه|tr=šâh}} Persian شاه (šâh), {{der|enm|pal|𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠|sc=Phli|ts=šāh}} Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/), {{der|enm|peo|𐏋||king|sc=Xpeo|ts=xšāyaθiya}} Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), {{m|enm|ches}} ches Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} chek, {{enm-noun|chekkes}} chek (plural chekkes)
  1. (chess) The threatening of a king. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Categories (topical): Chess
    Sense id: en-chek-enm-noun-GI~zROTZ Topics: board-games, chess, games
  2. An assault, attack, or raid. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
    Sense id: en-chek-enm-noun-KbEHne4-
  3. A deed, event or occurrence. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
    Sense id: en-chek-enm-noun-eU7KI3SM
  4. (rare) A checkered pattern. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-chek-enm-noun-7IfQsmTC
  5. (falconry, rare) A check. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.] Tags: rare Categories (topical): Falconry
    Sense id: en-chek-enm-noun-eaCwkZPL Categories (other): Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters Disambiguation of Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters: 41 8 6 3 3 3 36 Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chec, check, chekke, cheque, ecchekke Related terms: cheker, chekmat

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Alternative forms

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    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old Persian",
    "Middle English terms derived from Persian",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "check"
          },
          "expansion": "English: check",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: check"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "eschec"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French eschec",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "scaccus"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin scaccus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَاه"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic شَاه (šāh)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "شاه",
        "tr": "šâh"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian شاه (šâh)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠",
        "sc": "Phli",
        "ts": "šāh"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "peo",
        "3": "𐏋",
        "4": "",
        "5": "king",
        "sc": "Xpeo",
        "ts": "xšāyaθiya"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ches"
      },
      "expansion": "ches",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "interjection"
      },
      "expansion": "chek",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Chess"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Said when the opponent's king is under attack. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
        "Said when the opponent's king is under attack."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) Said when the opponent's king is under attack. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɛk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɛːk/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "chec"
    },
    {
      "word": "check"
    },
    {
      "word": "chekke"
    },
    {
      "word": "cheque"
    },
    {
      "word": "ecchekke"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chek"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English interjections",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Arabic",
    "Middle English terms derived from Medieval Latin",
    "Middle English terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old Persian",
    "Middle English terms derived from Persian",
    "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "check",
            "3": "cheque"
          },
          "expansion": "English: check, cheque",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: check, cheque (see there for further descendants)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "eschec"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French eschec",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ML.",
        "3": "scaccus"
      },
      "expansion": "Medieval Latin scaccus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "شَاه"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic شَاه (šāh)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "شاه",
        "tr": "šâh"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian شاه (šâh)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠",
        "sc": "Phli",
        "ts": "šāh"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ /⁠šāh⁠/)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "peo",
        "3": "𐏋",
        "4": "",
        "5": "king",
        "sc": "Xpeo",
        "ts": "xšāyaθiya"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "ches"
      },
      "expansion": "ches",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chekkes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "chek",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "chekkes"
      },
      "expansion": "chek (plural chekkes)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cheker"
    },
    {
      "word": "chekmat"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "enm:Chess"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The threatening of a king. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
        "The threatening of a king."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) The threatening of a king. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An assault, attack, or raid. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
        "An assault, attack, or raid."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "assault",
          "assault"
        ],
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "raid",
          "raid"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "An assault, attack, or raid. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A deed, event or occurrence. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
        "A deed, event or occurrence."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deed",
          "deed"
        ],
        [
          "event",
          "event"
        ],
        [
          "occurrence",
          "occurrence"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A deed, event or occurrence. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A checkered pattern. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
        "A checkered pattern."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "checkered",
          "checkered"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A checkered pattern. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses",
        "enm:Falconry"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A check. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]",
        "A check."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "falconry",
          "falconry"
        ],
        [
          "check",
          "check"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(falconry, rare) A check. [from :Template:SAFESUBST: c.]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "falconry",
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɛk/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ʃɛːk/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "chec"
    },
    {
      "word": "check"
    },
    {
      "word": "chekke"
    },
    {
      "word": "cheque"
    },
    {
      "word": "ecchekke"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chek"
}

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