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 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

• 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)

1. (slang) to sentence to imprisonment; to imprison.
   • “ศาลนครพนมคุก ๘ ปีครูจอมทรัพย์คดีแพะลวงโลก”, in INN News‎^[1] (in Thai), Bangkok: สำนักข่าว ไอ.เอ็น.เอ็น., 2019 March 6, archived from the original on 6 March 2019

     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)

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

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

Etymology 3

Probably of imitative origin.

Noun

คุก • (kúk)

1. sound of coughing.