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Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɣɔːkᴰᴸ⁴ (“enclosure for animals”), from Middle Chinese 牿 (MC kowk). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣᩕᩬᨠ, ᨤᩬᨠ, Lao ຄອກ (khǭk), Tai Dam ꪁꪮꪀ, Shan ၶွၵ်ႈ (khāuk), Tai Nüa ᥑᥩᥐ (xoak), Phake ၵွက် (khok), Ahom 𑜁𑜨𑜀𑜫 (khok). Cognate via Chinese: Saek กฺ้อก, Zhuang gog, Zuojiang Zhuang hog. Possibly doublet of คุก (kúk).
Noun
คอก • (kɔ̂ɔk)
- pen, enclosure, stable, stall, coop, sty, corral.
- prison, jail, penitentiary.
Etymology 2
Adjective
คอก • (kɔ̂ɔk)
- (dated) deformed, bent, bent out of shape.