Turkish pronunciation
çek bäkPronunciation
/ˈʧek ˈbak/ /ˈʧɛk ˈbæk/
Etymology
[ 'chek ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English chek, from Middle French eschec, from Arabic shAh, from Persian, literally, king; akin to Greek ktasthai to acquire, Sanskrit ksatra dominion.