เก๊กฮวย(gék huuay)
Meanings
1NounA2
chrysanthemum (flower for tea)
Chrysanthemum, specifically the species whose flowers are dried for use in traditional medicine and for making tea. (From Teochew Chinese 菊花, gék-hue).
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectดอกdòkดอกdòk1flower; blossom2classifier: flowers and similar items3interest (on money)4dart; arrowhead; (slang) bulletเก๊กฮวยgék huuayเก๊กฮวยgék huuay1chrysanthemum (flower for tea)2chrysanthemum tea
This is a chrysanthemum flower.
2NounA2
chrysanthemum tea
Chrysanthemum tea; a popular sweet, yellowish herbal infusion made from dried chrysanthemum flowers, often served cold with ice.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseครับkrápครับkráp1polite particle (male speaker)2acknowledgment/response particleผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forดื่มdèumดื่มdèum1[to] drink2[to] drink alcoholน้ำเก๊กฮวยnáam gék huayน้ำเก๊กฮวยnáam gék huaychrysanthemum tea/drink
Mom, I want to drink chrysanthemum tea.
Word Breakdown
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ฮวยhuayฮวยhuay1penis (vulgar; chiefly Isan/Lao)2vulgar exclamation of annoyance, anger, or surprisePart 2
เก๊กฮวยgék huuayเก๊กฮวยgék huuaychrysanthemum (flower for tea)