คุก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		คุก g u k
Romanization	Paiboon	kúk
	Royal Institute	khuk
(standard) IPA^(key)		/kʰuk̚˦˥/^(R)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

คุก • (kúk)

gaol; prison.
(slang) imprisonment; imprisonment sentence; gaol term.

Synonyms

คอก (kɔ̂ɔk)
ทัณฑสถาน (tan-tá-sà-tǎan)
พันธนาคาร (pan-tá-naa-kaan)
เรือนจำ (rʉʉan-jam)

Derived terms

ขี้คุก
คุกขี้ไก่
จำคุก (jam-kúk)

Verb

คุก • (kúk)

(slang) to sentence to imprisonment; to imprison.
- “ศาลนครพนมคุก ๘ ปีครูจอมทรัพย์คดีแพะลวงโลก”, in INN News‎ (in Thai), Bangkok: สำนักข่าว ไอ.เอ็น.เอ็น., 2019-03-06, archived from the original on 2019-03-06, retrieved 2019-03-06
  ศาลนครพนมคุก ๘ ปีครูจอมทรัพย์คดีแพะลวงโลก
  sǎan ná-kɔɔn-pá-nom kúk · bpɛ̀ɛt · bpii kruu jɔɔm sáp ká-dii pɛ́ luuang-lôok
  Nakhon Phanom court sentences Teacher Chomsap to 8 years in gaol in fake [scape]goat case.

Etymology 2

Compare Shan ၶုပ်ႉ (khṵ̂p, “to kneel”).

Verb

คุก • (kúk)

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

คุกเข่า (kúk-kào, “to kneel”)
คุกคาม (“to threaten”)

Etymology 3

Probably of imitative origin.

Noun

คุก • (kúk)

sound of coughing.