จุก
cork
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- 1 cork
- 2 bottle nipple、nipple
- 3 feel painfully stuffed、feel tightness in the chest or abdomen、have the wind knocked out of one
- 4 feel choked up、be speechless with emotion
- 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.
cork
A small object fitted into the opening of a bottle or other container to seal it.
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จุกขวด cùk khùat a bottle stopper จุกขวด details
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ดึงจุกออก dʉŋ cùk ɔ̀ɔk pull out the stopper ดึงจุกออก details
bottle nipple、nipple
An artificial nipple attached to a baby bottle or similar feeding device, usually called จุกนม.
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จุกนม cùk nom a bottle nipple จุกนม details
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เปลี่ยนจุกนมให้ลูก plìan cùk nom hây lûuk change the baby's bottle nipple เปลี่ยนจุกนมให้ลูก details
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บราปิดจุก braa pìt cùk a bra that covers the nipples บราปิดจุก details
feel painfully stuffed、feel tightness in the chest or abdomen、have the wind knocked out of one
To feel uncomfortably tight or blocked in the chest or upper abdomen, often from overeating or a blow to the stomach.
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กินจนจุก kin con cùk eat until painfully stuffed กินจนจุก details
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โดนต่อยท้องจนจุก doon tɔ̀y thɔ́ɔŋ con cùk get the wind knocked out by a punch to the stomach โดนต่อยท้องจนจุก details
feel choked up、be speechless with emotion
To feel emotionally choked up or struck by such strong emotion that speaking becomes difficult.
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ได้ยินข่าวแล้วรู้สึกจุก dây yin khàaw lɛ́ɛw rúusʉ̀k cùk The news left me feeling choked up. ได้ยินข่าวแล้วรู้สึกจุก details
topknot、tuft of hair on the crown
A small topknot worn on the crown of the head, especially as a traditional hairstyle for Thai children.
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เด็กไว้จุก dèk wáy cùk The child wears a traditional topknot. เด็กไว้จุก details
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
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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
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สะเทือนใจ describes being deeply emotionally affected or distressed. จุก focuses on the resulting physical sensation of being choked up or unable to speak.