กรรโชก(gan-chôhk)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] extort; [to] blackmail

To obtain money, property, or benefits by threats, intimidation, or coercion.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)หัวหน้าแก๊งhŭua-nâa gáengหัวหน้าแก๊งhŭua-nâa gáenggang leaderกรรโชกgan-chôhkกรรโชกgan-chôhk1[to] snatch; [to] seize violently2[to] extort; [to] blackmailเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughขู่kòoขู่kòo1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำร้ายtam ráaiทำร้ายtam ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attack3[to] self-harm4[to] wrong; mistreatครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)
He was extorted by the gang leader, who threatened to harm his family if he didn’t pay.
2VerbB2

[to] snatch; [to] seize violently

To grab something abruptly and roughly by force.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกรรโชกgan-chôhkกรรโชกgan-chôhk1[to] snatch; [to] seize violently2[to] extort; [to] blackmailโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàp1mobile phone; cellphone (colloquial)2[to] telephone [sb]; [to] call3telephone; phoneจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)วิ่งหนีwîng nĕeวิ่งหนีwîng nĕe1[to] run away from [sb]/[sth]; flee2[to] run away from [sth] (figurative); avoid/evadeไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
He grabbed the phone from my hand and ran away.

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