ขังคุก
kǎng-kúkMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] jail; [to] imprison
to put or keep someone in prison.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceโจรjooโจรjoo1thief; robber2bandit; brigandและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)นำไปnam-bpaiนำไปnam-bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ขังคุกkǎng-kúkขังคุกkǎng-kúk[to] jail; [to] imprison
The police caught the thief and put him in prison.
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He was imprisoned for five years on a theft charge.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunทำtamผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎaiร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngคุณkunอาจจะàat-jàโดนdoonขังคุกkǎng-kúkได้dâai
If you commit a serious crime, you could be put in prison.
ผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎaมีmiiคำสั่งkam-sàngให้hâiขังคุกkǎng-kúkจำเลยjam-ləəiตลอดชีวิตdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-chii-wítเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakความโหดร้ายkwaam-hòot-ráaiของkɔ̌ɔngคดีká-dii
The judge ordered the defendant to be imprisoned for life due to the brutality of the case.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ขังkǎngขังkǎng1[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]2[to] imprison; detain [sb]3[to] collect; remain pooled (of water)4standing; trapped (of water)[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]Part 1
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ขังคุกkǎng-kúkขังคุกkǎng-kúk[to] jail; [to] imprison[to] jail; [to] imprisonWord