กรรโชก
gan-chôokMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] extort; [to] blackmail
To obtain money, property, or benefits by threats, intimidation, or coercion.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)หัวหน้าแก๊งhǔua-nâa-gɛ́ngหัวหน้าแก๊งhǔua-nâa-gɛ́nggang leaderกรรโชกgan-chôokกรรโชกgan-chôok1[to] extort; [to] blackmail2[to] threaten; intimidate; speak threateninglyเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)โดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withขู่kùuขู่kùu1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำร้ายtam-ráaiทำร้ายtam-ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attackครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ball
He was extorted by the gang leader, who threatened to harm his family if he didn’t pay.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanร้านráanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaมีmiiคนkonโทรมาtoo-maaขู่กรรโชกkùu-gan-chôokทรัพย์sápถ้าtâaไม่mâiโอนเงินoon-ngənจะjàปล่อยbplɔ̀iข้อมูลลูกค้าkɔ̂ɔ-muun-lûuk-káa
The store staff said someone called to extort money, threatening to leak customer data if they didn’t transfer funds.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangรายหนึ่งraai-nʉ̀ngถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaใช้cháiอำนาจam-nâatกรรโชกgan-chôokผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotจากjàakผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanแลกกับlɛ̂ɛk-gàpการgaanเร่งrêngอนุมัติà-nú-mátโครงการkroong-gaan
A politician was accused of using his power to extort benefits from entrepreneurs in exchange for speeding up project approvals.
ผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanรายย่อยraai-yɔ̂iหลายคนlǎai-konยอมyɔɔmจ่ายjàaiเพราะprɔ́ถูกtùukเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiบางคนbaang-konกรรโชกgan-chôokด้วยdûuaiการขู่gaan-kùuจะjàเพิกถอนpə̂ək-tɔ̌ɔnใบอนุญาตbai-à-nú-yâatหากhàakไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmทำตามtam-dtaam
Many small business owners paid up because certain officials extorted them by threatening to revoke their licenses if they didn’t comply.
2VerbB2
[to] threaten; intimidate; speak threateningly
To frighten or intimidate someone through threats or harsh, forceful speech.
Examples
ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)กรรโชกgan-chôokกรรโชกgan-chôok1[to] extort; [to] blackmail2[to] threaten; intimidate; speak threateninglyใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)เสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online
The man threatened the children, saying he would hit them if they kept playing noisily, and they all fell silent in fear.
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Don't shout at him and try to scare him. You can talk it over calmly.
แม้mɛ́ɛอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiจะjàตะคอกdtà-kɔ̂ɔkกรรโชกgan-chôokให้hâiเธอtəəหยุดพูดyùt-pûutเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaจะjàเล่าlâoเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanที่tîiเห็นhěnให้hâiจบjòp
Although the other person shouted threateningly at her to stop talking, she insisted on finishing her account of what she had seen.
การใช้gaan-cháiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangกรรโชกgan-chôokเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiลูกlûukเชื่อฟังchʉ̂ʉa-fangอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiลูกlûukยอมyɔɔmทำตามtam-dtaamเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâaiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเข้าใจkâo-jaiเหตุผลhèet-pǒn
Using a threatening tone to make a child obey may gain compliance through fear, but it does not help the child understand the reasons.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กรรโชก said กัน-โชก?
gan-chôok
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |