โจ๊ก

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Thai

congee

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicโจ๊ก
o t͡ɕ ˊ k
RomanizationPaiboonjóok
Royal Institutechok
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕoːk̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Cantonese (zuk1) or Hakka (chuk, rice porridge).

Noun

โจ๊ก (jóok)

  1. congee: Cantonese-style rice porridge.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from English joke.

Noun

โจ๊ก (jóok)

  1. (card games) joker.
  2. (colloquial) joke; prank.
  3. (colloquial) (ตัว~) joker, comedian; jokester, prankster; clown.
  4. (slang, sometimes considered derogatory and offensive) (ตัว~) funny person.

See also

Playing cards in Thai · ไพ่ (pâi) (layout · text)
เอซ หรือ หนึ่ง (nʉ̀ng), (1) สอง (sɔ̌ɔng), (2) สาม (sǎam), (3) สี่ (sìi), (4) ห้า (hâa), (5) หก (hòk), (6) เจ็ด (jèt), (7)
แปด (bpɛ̀ɛt), (8) เก้า (gâao), (9) สิบ (sìp), ๑๐ (10) แจ็ค (jɛ̀k) ควีน (kwiin) คิง (king) โจ๊กเกอร์, โจ๊ก (jóok)

Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

โจ๊ก (jóok)

  1. the sound of water dripping.

Adjective

โจ๊ก (jóok)

  1. (of a soup, curry, or the like) containing too much water or liquid.

Adverb

โจ๊ก (jóok)

  1. (used to describe the liquid in a soup, curry, or like) too much.