Hyphenation
Ex·cheq·uerTurkish pronunciation
eksçekırPronunciation
/ˈeksˌʧekər/ /ˈɛksˌʧɛkɜr/
Etymology
[ eks-"che-k&r, iks- ] (noun.) 14th century. From Anglo-Norman escheker (“chessboard”); from Medieval Latin scaccarium. This is because the grid on which the exchequer counted money resembled a chessboard.