ข่ม(kòm)

Meanings

2VerbB2

[to] intimidate; cow; bully

to frighten, pressure, or threaten someone into submission or compliance

Examples

หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefข่มkòmข่มkòm1[to] suppress; restrain (feelings/impulses)2[to] intimidate; cow; bully3[to] overpower; subdue; dominate; oppress4[to] mortify; humiliate (make feel inferior)5[to] hold in check (pain/symptoms)พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toคำขู่kam kòoคำขู่kam kòothreatให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateล่วงเวลาlûuang way-laaล่วงเวลาlûuang way-laa1overtime2[to] go past the time; work overtime3late; after hoursโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)ค่าแรงkâa raengค่าแรงkâa raeng1wages; pay for labor2wage rate3labor cost4labor charge (service fee)
The boss threatened the employees to work overtime without pay.