English
kee siao
Kee siao comes from Hokkien 起痟 ‘to go mad’.
- Hokkienmodern起痟khí-siáu‘to go mad’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013kee siao
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Hokkienmodern起痟khí-siáu‘to go mad’
- Englishearliest quotation 2013kee siao
Earliest quotation: 2013, Low Kay Hwa: “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”.
Every English word from Hokkien 起痟
Today it means
adj Mad, crazy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 起痟 / kee siao