Thai edit

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicคอก
g ɒ k
RomanizationPaiboonkɔ̂ɔk
Royal Institutekhok
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰɔːk̚˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1 edit

Compare Middle Chinese (MC kowk). Cognate with Lao ຄອກ (khǭk), Shan ၶွၵ်ႈ (khāuk), Tai Dam ꪁꪮꪀ, Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜀𑜫 (khok), Saek กฺ้อก. Possibly doublet of คุก (kúk).

Noun edit

คอก (kɔ̂ɔk)

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

Etymology 2 edit

Adjective edit

คอก (kɔ̂ɔk)

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