เก๊ก
géekMeanings
1NounA2
chrysanthemum tea (colloq.; clipped)
Colloquial shortening of เก๊กฮวยเก๊กฮวยgéek-huuai1chrysanthemum tea2chrysanthemum (flower for tea), referring to chrysanthemum, especially the drink; used mainly in speech or menus rather than formal writing.
Examples
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วันนี้wan néeอากาศร้อนaa-gàat rónมากmâakกลับบ้านglàp bâanไปbpaiต้องdtôngดื่มน้ำdèum námเก๊กgékเย็นๆyen yenให้hâiชื่นใจchêun jaiสักหน่อยsàk nòi
It's so hot today; when I get home, I need to drink some cold chrysanthemum tea to feel refreshed.
2VerbB1
[to] pose; [to] act cool
To intentionally pose or act in a certain way, often to appear cool, tough, or sophisticated.
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เก๊กgéekเก๊กgéek1chrysanthemum tea (colloq.; clipped)2[to] pose; [to] act coolหล่อlɔ̀ɔหล่อlɔ̀ɔ1handsome; good-looking (male)2cool; awesome (slang)3[to] cast; [to] mold (metal/material)4[to] surround with water; [to] keep water aroundเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]
He likes to pose to look handsome when taking photos.
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อย่าyàaมาmaaเก๊กgéekทำเป็นtam-bpenเข้มแข็งkêm-kɛ̌ngเลยləəiฉันchǎnรู้rúuว่าwâaเธอtəəกำลังgam-langเสียใจsǐia-jai
Don't act all tough; I know you're sad.
พอเจอpɔɔ-jəəสาวสวยsǎao-sǔuaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเก๊กgéekเสียงsǐiangให้ดูhâi-duuสุขุมsù-kǔmขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tii
When he met the beautiful girl, he immediately started putting on a calm, deep voice to seem sophisticated.
บุคลิกbùk-ká-líkที่tîiเขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเก๊กgéekให้hâiดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanผู้ดีpûu-diiมีmiiตระกูลdtrà-guunนั้นnánมันmanดูduuไม่mâiเป็นธรรมชาติbpen-tam-má-châatเอาซะเลยao-sá-ləəi
The aristocratic personality he tries to put on looks completely unnatural.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
géek
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |