ขู่กรรโชก

kòo gan-chôhk

Meanings

1NounC1

[to] extort; [to] blackmail

to get something, especially money, from someone by using threats; to extort or blackmail.

Examples

แก๊งgáengแก๊งgáeng1gang (criminal group)2clique; crew; group (informal)อันธพาลan-tá-paanอันธพาลan-tá-paan1thug; hoodlum; bully2bullying; thuggishพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptขู่กรรโชกkòo gan-chôhkขู่กรรโชกkòo gan-chôhk[to] extort; [to] blackmailเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เจ้าของร้านjâo kŏng ráanเจ้าของร้านjâo kŏng ráanshop owner; store owner; proprietorค้าkáaค้าkáa1[to] trade; [to] do business2commerce; trade3polite/friendly call (vocative particle)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)
The gang of thugs tried to extort money from the shop owners in the market.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขู่kòoขู่kòo1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenPart 1
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กรรโชกgan-chôhkกรรโชกgan-chôhk1[to] snatch; [to] seize violently2[to] extort; [to] blackmailPart 2
ขู่กรรโชกkòo gan-chôhkขู่กรรโชกkòo gan-chôhk[to] extort; [to] blackmail