กล่าวหา(glàao hăa)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])

to state that someone has done something wrong or illegal

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)เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateกล่าวหาglàao hăaกล่าวหาglàao hăa1[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])2[to] allege; accuse3[to] charge (formally)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeขโมยkà-mŏoyขโมยkà-mŏoy1[to] steal2thiefเอกสารèk-gà-săanเอกสารèk-gà-săan1document2documentation
He was accused by a colleague of stealing documents.
2VerbB2

[to] allege; accuse

to claim that someone did something wrong, often without proof yet; in legal use, to assert an accusation

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)กล่าวหาglàao hăaกล่าวหาglàao hăa1[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])2[to] allege; accuse3[to] charge (formally)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeผู้รับเหมาpôo ráp măoผู้รับเหมาpôo ráp măocontractor (person or firm hired under contract, esp. in construction)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateล่าช้าlâa cháaล่าช้าlâa cháa1delayed; late2[to] be delayed; be slowแต่ยังdtàe yangแต่ยังdtàe yangbut still; yetไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockหลักฐานlàk tăanหลักฐานlàk tăan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)ชัดเจนchát-jenชัดเจนchát-jen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocal
Villagers alleged that the contractor was slow, but there is no clear evidence yet.
3VerbB2

[to] charge (formally)

to make a formal accusation against someone in a legal process; to indict or lay charges

Examples

พนักงานสอบสวนpá-nák-ngaan sòp-sŭuanพนักงานสอบสวนpá-nák-ngaan sòp-sŭuaninvestigating officer (Thai law); police investigatorได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedกล่าวหาglàao hăaกล่าวหาglàao hăa1[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])2[to] allege; accuse3[to] charge (formally)ผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săi1suspect; person under suspicion2suspect (legal status)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ข้อหาkôr hăaข้อหาkôr hăacriminal charge; legal countฉ้อโกงchôh gohngฉ้อโกงchôh gohng1to defraud; swindle; cheat2fraud; swindle (legal/financial)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)พยานหลักฐานpá-yaan làk tăanพยานหลักฐานpá-yaan làk tăanevidence (legal)
The investigator formally charged the suspect with fraud based on the evidence.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กล่าวglàaoกล่าวglàao1[to] say; state; mention (formal)2[to] accuse; charge (in compounds)3aforementioned (as ที่กล่าวมา/ดังกล่าว)Part 1
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หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)Part 2
กล่าวหาglàao hăaกล่าวหาglàao hăa[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])