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จุก

Pronunciation

cùk

จุก

cùk

cork

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  1. 1 cork
  2. 2 bottle nipple、nipple
  3. 3 feel painfully stuffed、feel tightness in the chest or abdomen、have the wind knocked out of one
  4. 4 feel choked up、be speechless with emotion
  5. 5 topknot、tuft of hair on the crown

This word centers on the image of something being plugged or tightly blocked. It can refer to a stopper, a bottle nipple, a small topknot, the act of plugging an opening, or a tight, uncomfortable feeling in the chest or abdomen.

2

bottle nipple、nipple

Noun⭐️3 Common

An artificial nipple attached to a baby bottle or similar feeding device, usually called จุกนม.

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3

feel painfully stuffed、feel tightness in the chest or abdomen、have the wind knocked out of one

Verb⭐️4 Often used

To feel uncomfortably tight or blocked in the chest or upper abdomen, often from overeating or a blow to the stomach.

4

feel choked up、be speechless with emotion

Verb⭐️3 Common Casual

To feel emotionally choked up or struck by such strong emotion that speaking becomes difficult.

Learning notes

Explanation

The meanings of จุก share the image of a narrow opening or passage being plugged. As a physical object, it is a stopper; as a verb, it means to plug an opening by inserting something. In baby-care contexts, จุกนม means the artificial nipple on a feeding bottle. When counting stoppers or bottle nipples, the general classifier อัน can be used. For bodily sensations, จุก describes uncomfortable tightness as though the chest or abdomen were blocked. กินจนจุก means eating until painfully stuffed, not merely feeling full. In casual speech, it can also describe being emotionally choked up by grief, shock, or disappointment. The hairstyle sense refers mainly to a traditional child's topknot and is more likely to appear in cultural or historical contexts than in descriptions of ordinary modern hairstyles.

Usage

It is used when discussing bottle stoppers and when buying, cleaning, or replacing bottle nipples. กินจนจุก and อิ่มจนจุก are common in conversation after overeating. The word can also describe tightness after a blow to the abdomen or feeling choked up by upsetting news. Its hairstyle sense appears mainly in descriptions of traditional Thai culture or children in earlier times.

Caution

As a nipple, จุก or จุกนม normally refers to an artificial nipple on a feeding bottle. Use หัวนม for a nipple on a person or animal. Also, จุก does not simply mean “full”; it implies uncomfortable, blocked, or painful fullness. Use อิ่ม for ordinary satiety.

Differences from similar words

1 cork synonyms

  • ฝา is a lid or cap placed over or screwed onto a container. จุก is typically a stopper inserted into an opening.

2 bottle nipple synonyms

3 feel painfully stuffed synonyms

4 feel choked up synonyms

  • สะเทือนใจ describes being deeply emotionally affected or distressed. จุก focuses on the resulting physical sensation of being choked up or unable to speak.

Component words

Other words containing จุก

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