เก๊กซิม

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Teochew 激心 (gêg⁴ sim¹), from 激 (gêg⁴, “to arouse; to incite; to stimulate”) + 心 (sim¹, “heart; mind”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เก๊กซิม e k ˊ k z i m
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		เก็๊ก-ซิม e k ˘ ˊ k – z i m
Romanization	Paiboon	gék-sim
	Royal Institute	kek-sim
(standard) IPA(key)		/kek̚˦˥.sim˧/(R)

Verb

เก๊กซิม • (gék-sim)

1. (intransitive) to be mentally disturbed; to be troubled; to be unhappy