cek

See also: Ċek, ček, c̓ek, çek, and Çek

Albanian

Etymology

According to Çabej an onomatopoeia. According to Orel a variant of cerk (“to hit”).

Verb

cek (aorist ceka, participle cekur)

1. to touch

Derived terms

• cekët
• cekëtinë
• cekëtësi

Further reading

• “cek”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• “cek”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

• ꨌꨮꩀ

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cəʔ/

Noun

cek

1. mountain

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cəʔ/

Noun

cek

1. grandmother

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cəːʔ/

Verb

cek

1. to boast

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch cheque (“cheque”) (compare Afrikaans tjek), from English cheque, from Middle English chek, from Old French eschec, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه (šāh), from Classical Persian شاه (šāh, “king”). Doublet of syah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛk]
• Hyphenation: cèk

Noun

cèk (plural cek-cek, first-person possessive cekku, second-person possessive cekmu, third-person possessive ceknya)

1. check, cheque: a draft directing a bank to pay money to a named person or entity.

Alternative forms

• cheque (pre-1947)

Derived terms

• cek atas bawa
• cek bank
• cek berjaminan
• cek blangko
• cek cacat
• cek fiat
• cek gantung
• cek intern
• cek jalan
• cek karis
• cek kasir
• cek kedaluwarsa
• cek kliring
• cek kosong
• cek lunas
• cek mundur
• cek musafir
• cek nonpari
• cek order
• cek paritas
• cek pelanggan
• cek pelawat
• cek putih
• cek rusak
• cek silang
• cek terbuka
• cek terjamin
• cek voucer

 

Etymology 2

From English check, from Middle English chekken, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛk]
• Hyphenation: cèk

Verb

cèk

1. to check.

   Synonym: periksa

Derived terms

• dicek
• mengecek
• pengecek
• pengecekan

 

• cek dan balans
• cek meja
• cek suara

 

Etymology 3

Clipping of cece.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛʔ]
• Hyphenation: cèk

Noun

cèk (plural cek-cek, first-person possessive cekku, second-person possessive cekmu, third-person possessive ceknya)

1. (colloquial) older sister.

Synonyms

• ci

Further reading

• “cek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kedah Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃɛʔ/

Pronoun

cek

1. I, me, my
   • "Dak aih, bukan cek yg bg pancat taya kreta tu," kata anak Pak Mat.
     • "No, it's not me who gave the flat tires," Pak Mat's son said.
2. you, your

Tatar

Noun

cek

1. Latin spelling of җек (cek)