чек

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cek"

Bulgarian

Noun

чек • (ček) m

1. (finance) chequer

References

• “чек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “чек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	چەك
Cyrillic	чек
Latin	tşek

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian чек (ček), from English cheque.

Noun

чек • (ček)

1. cheque

Declension

Declension of чек

	singular	plural
nominative	чек (ček)	чектер (čekter)
genitive	чектің (čektiŋ)	чектердің (čekterdiŋ)
dative	чекке (čekke)	чектерге (čekterge)
accusative	чекті (čekti)	чектерді (čekterdi)
locative	чекте (čekte)	чектерде (čekterde)
ablative	чектен (čekten)	чектерден (čekterden)
instrumental	чекпен (čekpen)	чектермен (čektermen)
similative	чектей (čektey)	чектердей (čekterdey)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɛk]
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

чек • (ček) m (relational adjective чековен)

1. cheque

Declension

Declension of чек

	singular	plural
indefinite	чек (ček)	чекови (čekovi)
definite unspecified	чекот (čekot)	чековите (čekovite)
definite proximal	чеков (čekov)	чековиве (čekovive)
definite distal	чекон (čekon)	чековине (čekovine)
vocative	чеку (čeku)	чекови (čekovi)
count form	—	чека (čeka)

Verb

чек • (ček)

1. (Internet, slang) clipping of чекај (čekaj)

Mongolian

Etymology

From Russian чек (ček).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ɕʰjɵkʰ/
• Syllabification: чек

Noun

чек • (ček) (Mongolian spelling ᠴᠧᠻ (čēk))

1. (bank) check/cheque

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕek]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English check.

Noun

чек • (ček) m inan (genitive че́ка, nominative plural че́ки, genitive plural че́ков, relational adjective че́ковый)

1. cheque, check
2. receipt, bill

Declension

Declension of чек (inan masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	че́к čék	че́ки čéki
genitive	че́ка čéka	че́ков čékov
dative	че́ку čéku	че́кам čékam
accusative	че́к čék	че́ки čéki
instrumental	че́ком čékom	че́ками čékami
prepositional	че́ке čéke	че́ках čékax

Derived terms

• че́ковая кни́жка (čékovaja knížka)

Descendants

• → Kazakh: чек (ček)
• → Mongolian: чек (ček)

Etymology 2

Noun

чек • (ček) m anim (genitive че́ка, uncountable)

1. (colloquial) contraction of челове́к (čelovék)

Declension

Declension of чек (anim sg-only masc-form velar-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	че́к čék
genitive	че́ка čéka
dative	че́ку čéku
accusative	че́ка čéka
instrumental	че́ком čékom
prepositional	че́ке čéke

See also

• чува́к (čuvák)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English check, cheque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃêk/

Noun

че̏к m inan (Latin spelling čȅk)

1. cheque

Declension

Declension of чек

	singular	plural
nominative	че̏к	чѐкови
genitive	чѐка	чекова
dative	чеку	чековима
accusative	чек	чекове
vocative	чеку	чекови
locative	чеку	чековима
instrumental	чеком	чековима

Further reading

• “чек”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• “чек”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɛk]

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *tek-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati

Proto-Iranian *xšáyati

Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ)

Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ)

Classical Persian شاه (šāh)bor.

Arabic شَاه (šāh)bor.

Medieval Latin scaccusder.

Old French eschecbor.

Middle English chek

English check

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English exchequerinflu.?

English chequebor.

Ukrainian чек

Borrowed from English cheque.

Noun

чек • (ček) m inan (genitive че́ка, nominative plural че́ки, genitive plural че́ків, relational adjective че́ковий)

1. cheque (UK), check (US) (an order to a bank to pay money to a named person or entity)

Declension

Declension of чек
(inan velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	чек ček	че́ки čéky
genitive	че́ка čéka	че́ків čékiv
dative	че́кові, че́ку čékovi, čéku	че́кам čékam
accusative	чек ček	че́ки čéky
instrumental	че́ком čékom	че́ками čékamy
locative	че́ку čéku	че́ках čékax
vocative	че́ку čéku	че́ки čéky

Etymology 2

Borrowed from a Turkic language.

Noun

чек • (ček) m inan (genitive че́ка, nominative plural че́ки, genitive plural че́ків, relational adjective че́ковий)

1. (agriculture) paddy field, paddy

   Synonym: заливне́ по́ле n (zalyvné póle)

Declension

Declension of чек
(inan velar masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	чек ček	че́ки čéky
genitive	че́ка čéka	че́ків čékiv
dative	че́кові, че́ку čékovi, čéku	че́кам čékam
accusative	чек ček	че́ки čéky
instrumental	че́ком čékom	че́ками čékamy
locative	че́ку čéku	че́ках čékax
vocative	че́ку čéku	че́ки čéky

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

чек • (ček) f inan pl

1. genitive plural of чека́ (čeká)

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1980), “чек”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 11 (Х – Ь), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 289
• “чек”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[1]

Further reading

• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “чек”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “чек”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “чек”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “чек”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[2]