เจ๊ก

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 叔 (chek, “father's younger brother”) or Teochew 叔 (zêg⁴, “father's younger brother”). Compare Khmer ចិក (cək), Vietnamese Chệch.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เจ๊ก e t͡ɕ ˊ k
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		เจ็๊ก e t͡ɕ ˘ ˊ k
Romanization	Paiboon	jék
	Royal Institute	chek
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕek̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

เจ๊ก • (jék)

1. (ethnic slur, derogatory) Chink.