คุก
kúkMeaning
1NounA2
prison; jail
A place where people are confined as punishment for a crime or while awaiting trial.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyคุกkúkคุกkúkprison; jailเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ศาลsǎanศาลsǎan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseสั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)2[to] command; instruct; direct3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)ขังkǎngขังkǎng1[to] confine; lock in [sb/sth]2[to] imprison; detain [sb]3[to] collect; remain pooled (of water)4standing; trapped (of water)
The police took her to prison yesterday after the court ordered detention.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเขาkǎoจะjàถูกtùukส่งตัวsòng-dtuuaไปbpaiคุกkúkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔการพิจารณาคดีgaan-pí-jaa-rá-naa-ká-dii
Tomorrow he will be sent to prison to await trial.
เพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaในnaiคุกkúkมีระเบียบmii-rá-bìiapเข้มงวดkêm-ngûuatและlɛ́ผู้ต้องขังpûu-dtɔ̂ng-kǎngต้องdtɔ̂ngทำตามtam-dtaamกฎgòtทุกวันtúk-wan
The neighbor said that in prison there are strict regulations, and inmates must follow the rules every day.
He is in prison because he broke the law.
He was sent to prison because he broke the law.
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngนอนnɔɔnในnaiคุกkúkหนึ่งnʉ̀ngคืนkʉʉnระหว่างrá-wàangรอrɔɔขึ้นkʉ̂nศาลsǎan
His brother had to sleep in jail for one night while waiting to go to court.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatจับjàpผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaแล้วlɛ́ɛoพาไปpaa-bpaiขังkǎngไว้wáiในnaiคุกkúkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔการพิจารณาคดีgaan-pí-jaa-rá-naa-ká-dii
The police arrested the suspect and locked him up in jail to await trial.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaศาลsǎanตัดสินdtàt-sǐnแล้วlɛ́ɛoเขาkǎoถูกtùukจำคุกjam-kúkเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaห้าhâaปีbpiiและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngอยู่ภายใต้yùu-paai-dtâaiกฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiapของkɔ̌ɔngคุกkúkอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krát
After the court’s verdict, he was imprisoned for five years and had to strictly follow the prison’s regulations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kúk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |