จำคุก
jam-kúkMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] imprison; incarcerate
to confine someone in prison as a legal punishment by court order
Examples
ศาลsǎanศาลsǎan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseตัดสินdtàt-sǐnตัดสินdtàt-sǐn1[to] decide; make a decision2[to] judge; adjudicateจำคุกjam-kúkจำคุกjam-kúk1[to] imprison; incarcerate2imprisonment; incarcerationเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laa1for (a duration)2regularly; on a schedule2ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: years
The court sentenced him to two years in prison.
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ผู้ต้องหาpôo dtông hăaถูกtòokจำคุกjam kúkเพราะpráwทำtamผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-măaiร้ายแรงráai raengแม้máeเขาkăoจะjàยอมรับผิดyom ráp pìtแล้วก็ตามláew gô dtaam
The suspect was imprisoned for committing a serious crime, even though he confessed.
คดีká-diiนี้níiศาลsǎanจำคุกjam-kúkนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangรายraaiนั้นnánโดยdooiห้ามhâamประกันตัวbprà-gan-dtuuaระหว่างrá-wàangอุทธรณ์ùt-tɔɔn
In this case, the court imprisoned that politician and denied bail during the appeal.
ศาลอุทธรณ์sǎan-ùt-tɔɔnพิพากษาpí-pâak-sǎaยืนyʉʉnให้hâiจำคุกjam-kúkจำเลยjam-ləəiแต่dtɛ̀ɛลดโทษlót-tôotเหลือlʉ̌ʉaกึ่งหนึ่งgʉ̀ng-nʉ̀ngเพราะprɔ́ให้การhâi-gaanเป็นประโยชน์bpen-bprà-yòot
The Court of Appeal upheld the defendant’s imprisonment but halved the sentence because his testimony was helpful.
2NounB2
imprisonment; incarceration
the legal state of being confined in prison
Examples
กฎหมายgòt-mǎaiกฎหมายgòt-mǎai1law; statute2the law (legal system)3legal code/body of lawกำหนดgam-nòtกำหนดgam-nòt1[to] set; fix; determine2[to] schedule; assign3deadline; due date4specification; stipulationให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseความผิดkwaam-pìtความผิดkwaam-pìt1fault; blame; guilt2offense; violation (legal)ต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-mii[to] need to have; be required to haveโทษจำคุกtôot-jam-kúkโทษจำคุกtôot-jam-kúkprison sentence; imprisonmentซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ng1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)คุมขังkum-kǎngคุมขังkum-kǎng[to] imprison; detain; confineในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรือนจำrʉʉan-jamเรือนจำrʉʉan-jamprison; jailตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)คำพิพากษาkam-pí-pâak-sǎaคำพิพากษาkam-pí-pâak-sǎacourt judgment
The law stipulates that some offenses carry imprisonment, which means being confined in prison under a court judgment.
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คำว่าkam-wâaจำคุกjam-kúkในnaiข่าวkàaoนี้níiหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngสถานะทางกฎหมายsà-tǎa-ná-taang-gòt-mǎaiที่tîiผู้ต้องขังpûu-dtɔ̂ng-kǎngถูกtùukควบคุมตัวkûuap-kum-dtuuaอยู่ในyùu-naiเรือนจำrʉʉan-jam
The word ‘imprisonment’ in this news means the legal status in which a prisoner is held in a prison.
หลังlǎngศาลsǎanตัดสินdtàt-sǐnโทษจำคุกtôot-jam-kúkทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoเข้าสู่kâo-sùuสถานะsà-tǎa-náการgaanถูกtùukคุมขังkum-kǎngตามกฎหมายdtaam-gòt-mǎaiไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkได้dâai
After the court’s verdict, imprisonment placed him in a legally confined status, unable to live outside.
การgaanถูกtùukจำคุกjam-kúkเป็นbpenสภาพsà-pâapทางกฎหมายtaang-gòt-mǎaiที่tîiจำกัดjam-gàtเสรีภาพsěe-rii-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngบุคคลbùk-konโดยdooiให้hâiพำนักpam-nákอยู่ในyùu-naiเรือนจำrʉʉan-jamภายใต้paai-dtâaiระเบียบrá-bìiapและlɛ́การควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐrát
Imprisonment is a legal condition that restricts an individual’s freedom by requiring residence in prison under state regulations and control.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จำคุก said จัม-คุก?
jam-kúk
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jam
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)[to] remember; recallPart 1
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จำคุกjam-kúkจำคุกjam-kúk[to] imprison; incarcerate[to] imprison; incarcerateWord