Thai edit

Etymology edit

From จำ (jam, to confine) +‎ คุก (kúk, jail; prison); literally "to confine in prison".

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicจำคุก
t͡ɕ å g u k
Phonemic
จำ-คุก
t͡ɕ å – g u k
RomanizationPaiboonjam-kúk
Royal Institutecham-khuk
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕam˧.kʰuk̚˦˥/(R)

Noun edit

จำคุก (jam-kúk)

  1. (law) imprisonment.

Verb edit

จำคุก (jam-kúk) (abstract noun การจำคุก)

  1. (law) to imprison.