คุก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicคุก
guk
RomanizationPaiboonkúk
Royal Institutekhuk
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰuk̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

Compare Old Chinese (OC *kuːɡ) or Middle Chinese (MC kowk). Cognate with Lao ຄຸກ (khuk), Tai Dam ꪅꪴꪀ, Khmer គុក (kuk). Possibly doublet of คอก (kɔ̂ɔk).

Noun

คุก • (kúk)

  1. gaol; prison.
  2. (slang) imprisonment; imprisonment sentence; gaol term.
Synonyms
Derived terms

Verb

คุก • (kúk)

  1. (slang) to sentence to imprisonment; to imprison.

Etymology 2

Compare Shan ၶုပ်ႉ (khṵ̂p, to kneel).

Verb

คุก • (kúk)

  1. undefined.
Usage notes
  • The exact meanings of the term are not known and not defined in any dictionary, though the term appears in a number of compounds.
  • The term is never used alone, except in poetic works where it is sometimes used as an alternative or shortened form of คุกคาม (to threaten).
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Probably of imitative origin.

Noun

คุก • (kúk)

  1. sound of coughing.
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