จำคุก

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic		จำคุก t͡ɕ å g u k
Phonemic		จำ-คุก t͡ɕ å – g u k
Romanization	Paiboon	jam-kúk
	Royal Institute	cham-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.