ครุโทษ
ká-rú tôhtMeaning
1NounC1
severe punishment; heavy penalty (formal)
A severe punishment or heavy penalty, contrasted with a light or minor penalty.
Examples
กฎหมายgòt-măaiกฎหมายgòt-măailaw; statuteสมัยsà-măiสมัยsà-măi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)กำหนดgam-nòtกำหนดgam-nòt1[to] set; fix; determine2deadline; due date3specification; stipulationครุโทษká-rú tôhtครุโทษká-rú tôhtsevere punishment; heavy penalty (formal)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)สำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingความผิดkwaam pìtความผิดkwaam pìt1fault; blame; guilt2wrongness; incorrectness3offense; violation (legal)ร้ายแรงráai raengร้ายแรงráai raengserious; severe; grave
The laws of that period prescribed severe punishments for serious offenses.
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ระเบียบrá-bìiapฉบับchà-bàpนี้néeแยกyâekครุโทษká-rú tôhtออกจากòk jàakลหุโทษlà-hù-tôhtโดยdoiพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaจากjàakความร้ายแรงkwaam ráai raengของkŏngความผิดkwaam pìtและláeผลเสียpŏn sĭiaที่têeเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun
These regulations distinguish heavy penalties from minor ones based on the seriousness of the offense and the harm caused.
แม้máeผู้กระทำผิดpôo grà-tam pìtจะjàอ้างว่าâang wâaไม่ได้mâi dâaiตั้งใจdtâng jaiคณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanก็gâwยังyangเห็นhĕnควรkuuanให้hâiรับrápครุโทษká-rú tôhtเพราะpráwการกระทำgaan grà-tamนั้นnánก่อgòความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiอย่างyàangร้ายแรงráai raeng
Although the offender claimed that the act was unintentional, the committee still considered a severe penalty appropriate because it had caused serious harm.
หากhàakลงlongครุโทษká-rú tôhtโดยdoiไม่mâiพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaและláeพฤติการณ์prʉ́t-dtì-gaanของkŏngผู้กระทำผิดpôo grà-tam pìtการลงโทษgaan long tôhtนั้นnánก็gâwอาจàatขัดต่อkàt dtòrหลักlàkความkwaamได้สัดส่วนdâai sàt-sùuan
Imposing a severe punishment without considering the offender's intent and circumstances may violate the principle of proportionality.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
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โทษtôotโทษtôot1sorry; excuse me (colloq.)2punishment; penalty3fault; blame4harm; harmful effect5[to] blame; [to] accuse; [to] faultsorry; excuse me (colloq.)Part 2
ครุโทษká-rú tôhtครุโทษká-rú tôhtsevere punishment; heavy penalty (formal)severe punishment; heavy penalty (formal)Word