คอก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		คอก g ɒ k
Romanization	Paiboon	kɔ̂ɔk
	Royal Institute	khok
(standard) IPA(key)		/kʰɔːk̚˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːkᴰᴸ⁴ (“enclosure for animals”), from Middle Chinese 牿 (MC kowk). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩕᩬᨠ, ᨤᩬᨠ, Lao ຄອກ (khǭk), Tai Dam ꪁꪮꪀ, Shan ၶွၵ်ႈ (khāuk), Tai Nüa ᥑᥩᥐ (xoak), Phake ၵွက် (khok), Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜀𑜫 (khok). Cognate via Chinese: Saek กฺ้อก, Zhuang gog, Zuojiang Zhuang hog. Possibly doublet of คุก (kúk).

Noun

คอก • (kɔ̂ɔk)

1. pen, enclosure, stable, stall, coop, sty, corral.
2. prison, jail, penitentiary.

Etymology 2

Adjective

คอก • (kɔ̂ɔk)

1. (dated) deformed, bent, bent out of shape.