กิ๊ก

See also: กก and ก๊ก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		กิ๊ก k i ˊ k
Romanization	Paiboon	gík
	Royal Institute	kik
(standard) IPA(key)		/kik̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Believed to be from English click (“to get along well”), English gig (“to engage in a temporary job”), or clipping of กุ๊กกิ๊ก (“to engage in a quickie”).

Noun

กิ๊ก • (gík) (classifier คน)

1. (slang) illicit lover

Verb

กิ๊ก • (gík) (abstract noun การกิ๊ก)

1. (slang, transitive or intransitive) to engage in an illicit romantic relationship (with)

Etymology 2

Shortened from กิกะไบต์ (gì-gà-bái).

Alternative forms

• จิ๊ก (jík)

Noun

กิ๊ก • (gík)

1. (colloquial, computing) gigabyte.