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Pronunciation
Peng'im: gêg4
POJ: kek
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: kek
Variety: chaozhou
Meanings and usage
noun: thorn, bramble; thorny bush
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Etymology 1 (the one matching this Teochew reading) spans several closely related senses (noun 'thorn/bramble', adjective 'thorny', verb 'to prick'); the nominal sense was picked as most representative but the page does not indicate which is most common in Teochew.