เจ๊ก
jéekMeaning
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Chinese person (colloquial, often derogatory)
A colloquial term for a Chinese person or someone of Chinese descent, including a Thai Chinese person. It is often derogatory and can be offensive.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaเรียกว่าrîiak-wâa1[to] be called; be known/termed as2[to] call; name [sb/sth]; refer to as3you could say; that is to say; effectivelyเจ๊กjéekเจ๊กjéekChinese person (colloquial, often derogatory)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดูถูกduu-tùukดูถูกduu-tùuk1[to] insult; belittle [sb]2[to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎaiเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎailineage; ancestry; descentจีนjiinจีนjiin1China2Chinese; relating to China3Chinese person4Chinese (language)
He doesn't like being called a 'Jek' because he feels the term insults people of Chinese descent.
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พอได้pɔɔ-dâaiยินyinคนkonเรียกrîiakพ่อpɔ̂ɔว่าwâaเจ๊กjéekเธอtəəก็gɔ̂โกรธgròotเพราะprɔ́พ่อpɔ̂ɔเป็นbpenคนไทยเชื้อสายจีนkon-tai-chʉ́ʉa-sǎai-jiin
When she heard someone call her father a 'Jek,' she became angry because he is Thai Chinese.
แม้máeผู้พูดpûu pûutจะjàอ้างว่าâang wâaเรียกrîakเล่นlênๆ-แต่dtàeการใช้คำgaan chái kamว่าwâaเจ๊กjékเรียกrîakคนไทยเชื้อสายจีนkon tai chéuua săai jeenก็gâwอาจàatทำให้tam hâiอีกฝ่ายèek fàaiรู้สึกrúu-sèukถูกtòokเหยียดyìiatได้dâi
Even if the speaker claims to be joking, calling a Thai Chinese person a 'Jek' can make that person feel discriminated against.
ในnaiนิยายní-yaaiที่tîiเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangชุมชนchum-chonจีนjiinสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnบางคนbaang-konถูกเรียกว่าtùuk-rîiak-wâaเจ๊กjéekซึ่งsʉ̂ngสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnทั้งtángภาษาพูดpaa-sǎa-pûutในnaiยุคyúkนั้นnánและlɛ́อคติà-ká-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngผู้pûuเรียกrîiak
In novels about Chinese communities in the past, some characters are called 'Jek,' reflecting both the colloquial language of the period and the speakers' prejudices.
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
jéek
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 | — | — |