چک

See also: حك and جک

Baluchi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʊk/ [t͡ʃʊk]

Etymology 1

Compare Larestani چک (čokk, “boy”).

Noun

چک • (cukk)

1. child
2. kid

Etymology 2

Verb

چک • (cukk)

1. present stem form of چکگ (cukkag, “to kiss”)

Kalami

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit चु॒क्र (cukrá)

Kalami چک

Inherited from Sanskrit चु॒क्र (cukrá).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: Hy
• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕú(ː)k/

Adjective

چُک (čuk) m (feminine چِک)

1. sour

References

• Baart, Joan L. G. (1997), “čuk”, in The sounds and tones of Kalam Kohistani: with wordlist and texts (Studies in Languages of Northern Pakistan; 1)‎^[1], National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University; Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 84

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ck' /⁠čak⁠/, “document”).

Noun

چک • (čak)

1. document
2. legal document
3. contract
4. deed of sale
5. bill

Etymology 2

Compare Mazanderani چکه (čakke, “clap”).

Noun

چک • (čak)

1. slap

Derived terms

• چک زدن (čak zadan)

Etymology 3

Noun

چک • (čak)

1. (rare or obsolete) chin

Derived terms

• چک و چانه (čak-o-čune)

Etymology 4

Noun

چک • (čok)

1. (rare or obsolete) alternative form of چوک, penis

Etymology 5

From Middle Persian [script needed] (ck' /⁠čak⁠/, “document”). Probably influenced to some degree by English or French cheque, itself from Middle Persian [script needed] (š'h /⁠šāh⁠/, “king”).

Noun

چک • (ček) (plural چک‌ها)

1. cheque

Derived terms

• دسته چک (daste ček)

Etymology 6

From English check.

Noun

چک • (ček)

1. check

Derived terms

• چک کردن (ček kardan)

Etymology 7

Borrowed from French Tchèque.

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰekʰʲ]

Readings
Iranian reading?	ček

Noun

چک • (ček) (plural چک‌ها)

1. (Iran) Czech (person)

Derived terms

• جمهوری چک (jomhuri-ye ček)
• چکی (čeki)