cheke

Atong (India)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕeke/

Noun

cheke (Bengali script চেকে)

1. sieve

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cheek, cheeke, cheoke, chieke, chike, choke, chooke, chyke

Etymology 1

Originally two distinct nouns:

• Old English ċēace, from Proto-West Germanic *kākā, from Proto-Germanic *kēkǭ.
• Old English ċēoce, from Proto-West Germanic *keukā, from Proto-Germanic *keukǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛːk(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃeːk(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃɔːk(ə)/

Noun

cheke (plural chekes or cheken)

1. jaw, jawbone
2. cheek (side of face)
3. fauces (opening of the mouth)
4. (rare, figurative) side

Related terms

• acheken
• choken

Descendants

• English: cheek; choke
• Scots: cheek

References

• “chẹ̄ke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “chōke, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

cheke

1. Alternative form of choken