จำคุก

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

จำคุก • (jam-kúk)

  1. (law) imprisonment.

Verb

จำคุก • (jam-kúk) (abstract noun การจำคุก)

  1. (law) to imprison.
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