Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kee siao

[kʰiː˨˦ sjaʊ˦˨]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: kee siao
IPA: [kʰiː˨˦ sjaʊ˦˨]

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"1999, September 7, Panda on Skates, Singlish Poem, Google Groups Teacher mark your paper also kee siao. http://www.sgexposed.com/2013/02/singapore-sleaze-da-lu-music-lounge.html"
""He's a kee siao guy," Ridhuan said. https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=sGZKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT535&dq=kee+siao&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjGtIui8PbLAhWEGo4KHVOQA4UQ6AEIGzAA#v=onepage&q=kee%2520siao&f=false"
"2015, March 7, limteh, Singapore is a big prison…, forum that's why many getting kee siao...http://sgtalk.org/mybb/Thread-Singapore-is-a-big-prison"
"“Wah piang! I’m shocked, are these Japanese kee siao or what?” said Mrs Elaine Ong, a mother of two from Sungei Kadut."

Etymology

From Hokkien 起痟 (khí-siáu, “to go mad”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more kee siao (comparative) most kee siao (superlative) ki siao (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

siao

Questions

How do you pronounce kee siao?: The recorded pronunciation is [kʰiː˨˦ sjaʊ˦˨].
What does kee siao mean?: Mad, crazy.
Where does kee siao come from?: From Hokkien 起痟 (khí-siáu, “to go mad”).

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