คุก

Compare Old Chinese 牿 (OC *kuːɡ) or Middle Chinese 牿 (MC kowk). Cognate with Lao ຄຸກ (khuk), Tai Dam ꪅꪴꪀ, Khmer គុក (kuk). Possibly doublet of คอก (kɔ̂ɔk).

คุก • (kúk)

1. gaol; prison.
2. (slang) imprisonment; imprisonment sentence; gaol term.

คุก • (kúk)

1. (slang) to sentence to imprisonment; to imprison.
   • “ศาลนครพนมคุก ๘ ปีครูจอมทรัพย์คดีแพะลวงโลก”, in INN News‎^[1] (in Thai), Bangkok: สำนักข่าว ไอ.เอ็น.เอ็น., 6 March 2019, archived from the original on 6 March 2019

     ศาลนครพนม ๘ ปีครูจอมทรัพย์คดีแพะลวงโลก

     sǎan ná-kɔɔn-pá-nom kúk · bpɛ̀ɛt · bpii kruu jɔɔm sáp ká-dii pɛ́ luuang-lôok

     Nakhon Phanom court sentences Teacher Chomsap to 8 years in gaol in fake [scape]goat case.

Compare Shan ၶုပ်ႉ (khṵ̂p, “to kneel”).

คุก • (kúk)

1. undefined.

• The exact meanings of the term are not known and not defined in any dictionary, though the term appears in a number of compounds.
• The term is never used alone, except in poetic works where it is sometimes used as an alternative or shortened form of คุกคาม (“to threaten”).

Probably of imitative origin.

คุก • (kúk)

1. sound of coughing.