"ch" with /k/ sound

When 'ch represents the sound /k/, use 'c' before 'a', 'o', 'u', e.g., 'corus', 'caracter'. Use 'k' before 'i', 'e', 'y', e.g., 'kemmist, 'skism', 'kiropractor'.

ch/k/ >>> c,k,ck
--- caracter, caotic, arkive, kemical, logomaky, psyke, ecko, stomack/stummac.

And "ecko" for "echo".

When 'ch' is pronounced as /sh/, just leave it as is.
--- ex. parachute, machine, chique.

Examples

achondrite	--- acondrite
acholia	--- acolia
ache	--- ake, or aik
aching	--- aking, or aiking
alchemy	--- alkemy
anachronism	--- anacronism
anarch	--- anark
anarchism	--- anarkism
anarchy	--- anarchy
anchor	--- ancor
anechoic	--- anecoic, aneckoic
archeology	--- arkeology
archipelago	--- arkipelago
architect	--- arkitect
architecture	--- arkitecture
archive	--- arkive
Bacchus	--- no change, or Baccus?
batrachian	--- batrakian
cachinnate	--- cakinnate, or cakinate
catechism	--- catekism
chalaza	--- calaza
chameleon	--- cameleon
chaos	--- caos
chaotic	--- caotic
character	--- caracter
charisma	--- carisma
chasm	--- casm
chemical	--- kemical
chemistry	--- kemistry
chloroform	--- cloroform
chlorophyl(l)	--- clorophyl(l)
chomophyte	--- comophyte
chondrite	--- condrite
chondroma	--- condroma
chondrule	--- condrule
Christ
Christmas
chrome	--- crome
chromium	--- cromium
chronicle	--- cronicle
dichotomy	--- dicotomy
echidna	--- ekidna
echinoid	--- ekinoid
echo	--- ecko
epoch	--- epoc
epochal	--- epocal
eschatology	--- escatology
eschaton	--- escaton
Eucharist	--- Eucarist
hi-tech	--- hi-tec (trademark?)
leprechaun	--- leprecaun
Mach, mach
masochism	--- masokism
masochist	--- masokist
mechanism	--- mecanism
mocha	--- moca
monarch	--- monark
monarchy	--- monarky
monochrome	--- monocrome
moschate	--- moscate
oche	--- ockee
ochre	--- ocre, (or oker?)
orchestra	--- orkestra
orchid	--- orkid
orchis	--- orkis
pachyderm	--- pakyderm
psych	--- psyke
psychic	--- psykic
psychology	--- psycology
psychosis	--- psycosis
saccharin	--- saccarin
salchow	--- salcow
scheme	--- skeme, or skeem
scholar	--- scolar, (or scollar?)
scholastic	--- scolastic
school	--- scool, or skool
sepulchre	--- sepulcre, (or sepulker?)
stomach	--- stomac, or stomack
synarchy	--- sinarky
synchro	--- sincro
synchronize	--- sincronize
tachometer	--- tacometer
technology	--- tecnology
trichite	--- trikite
tychism	--- tykism

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