โจ๊ก

Thai
congee

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

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Cantonese 粥 (zuk1) or Hakka 粥 (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.

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.
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