เก๊กฮวย

เก๊กฮวย

Thai

Etymology

Borrowed from Min Nan 菊花 (kiok-hoe / kiok-hoa / kak-hoe / kek-hoe); compare Mandarin 菊花 (júhuā).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เก๊กฮวย e k ˊ k ʔ w y
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		เก็๊ก-ฮวย e k ˘ ˊ k – ʔ w y
Romanization	Paiboon	gék-huai
	Royal Institute	kek-huai
(standard) IPA(key)		/kek̚˦˥.hua̯j˧/

Noun

เก๊กฮวย • (gék-huai)

1. (botany)
   1. the plant, Chrysanthemum indicum Linn., formally known in Thai as เบญจมาศสวน (benchamat suan), of the genus Chrysanthemum and the family Compositae.
   2. the plant, Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat., formally known in Thai as เบญจมาศหนู (benchamat nu), of the genus Chrysanthemum and the family Compositae.
2. any of various plants of the genus Chrysanthemum, collectively known in Thai as เบญจมาศ (benchamat).

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Derived terms

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