ข้อหา
kɔ̂ɔ-hǎaMeaning
1NounB2
criminal charge; legal count
a formal legal accusation that someone has committed a crime; a charge or count in criminal proceedings
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)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ข้อหาkɔ̂ɔ-hǎaข้อหาkɔ̂ɔ-hǎacriminal charge; legal countค้ายาเสพติดkáa-yaa-sèep-dtìtค้ายาเสพติดkáa-yaa-sèep-dtìt[to] traffic illegal drugs; deal narcotics
He was arrested by the police on the charge of drug trafficking.
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อัยการai-yá-gaanตั้งข้อหาdtâng-kɔ̂ɔ-hǎaเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəmกับgàpจำเลยjam-ləəiอีกìikหนึ่งnʉ̀ngกระทงgrà-tong
The prosecutor filed an additional charge against the defendant.
ผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaให้hâiการปฏิเสธgaan-bpà-dtì-sèetทุกtúkข้อหาkɔ̂ɔ-hǎaที่tîiถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎa
The suspect pleaded not guilty to all charges made against him.
หากhàakศาลsǎanตัดสินdtàt-sǐnว่าwâaมีmiiความผิดkwaam-pìtจริงjingในnaiข้อหาkɔ̂ɔ-hǎaฆ่าkâaคนkonโดยdooiไตร่ตรองdtrài-dtrɔɔngไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔnเขาkǎoอาจàatต้องdtɔ̂ngโทษประหารชีวิตtôot-bprà-hǎan-chii-wít
If the court finds him guilty on the charge of premeditated murder, he could face the death penalty.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kɔ̂ɔ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4condition; term5node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)item; point; clausePart 1
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หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 2
ข้อหาkɔ̂ɔ-hǎaข้อหาkɔ̂ɔ-hǎacriminal charge; legal countcriminal charge; legal countWord