ครหา(ká-rá-hăa)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] censure; criticize; reproach; cast aspersions on (formal)
to speak disapprovingly of [sb]/[sth], often implying moral blame or public censure; formal/literary usage.
Examples
นโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionดังกล่าวdang glàaoดังกล่าวdang glàaoaforementioned; previously mentionedถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ครหาká-rá-hăaครหาká-rá-hăa1[to] censure; criticize; reproach; cast aspersions on (formal)2censure; reproach; blame (formal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเอื้อประโยชน์êua bprà-yòhtเอื้อประโยชน์êua bprà-yòht1[to] benefit; favor; give an advantage to [sb]/[sth]2[to] facilitate; be conducive to [sth]ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitกลุ่มทุนglùm túnกลุ่มทุนglùm tún1business/financial bloc; big-business interests2investor consortium; funding groupรายใหญ่raai yàiรายใหญ่raai yài1major; large; leading (dominant)2major player; large entity
That policy was spoken of disapprovingly as benefiting large capital groups.
2NounB2
censure; reproach; blame (formal)
disapproval or blame expressed toward someone; formal/literary register.
Examples
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsแถลงtà-lăengแถลงtà-lăeng1[to] announce formally; make a statement; declare2[to] brief; present information publicly; reportชี้แจงchée-jaengชี้แจงchée-jaeng[to] explain; clarify; give an official explanationเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downกระแสgrà-săeกระแสgrà-săe1current (water or electricity)2airflow; stream3trend; public opinion4signal; transmissionครหาká-rá-hăaครหาká-rá-hăa1[to] censure; criticize; reproach; cast aspersions on (formal)2censure; reproach; blame (formal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)สังคมsăng-komสังคมsăng-kom1society; community2social; societal3social circle; social world4social studies (subject)
The politician issued a statement to lessen public disapproval.