ค้าประเวณี(káa bprà-way-nee)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] engage in prostitution
To engage in prostitution; to sell sexual services for money. This is a formal or legal term.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingลักลอบlák lôpลักลอบlák lôp1[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission2[to] smuggle; traffic (illicitly)3secretly; illicitly; on the slyค้าประเวณีkáa bprà-way-neeค้าประเวณีkáa bprà-way-nee1[to] engage in prostitution2prostitution; the sex tradeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สถานบันเทิงsà-tăan ban-terngสถานบันเทิงsà-tăan ban-terngentertainment venue; nightlife establishment
She was arrested for secretly engaging in prostitution at an entertainment venue.
2NounB2
prostitution; the sex trade
The practice or business of selling sexual services for money; often a formal or legal term.
Examples
การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterค้าประเวณีkáa bprà-way-neeค้าประเวณีkáa bprà-way-nee1[to] engage in prostitution2prostitution; the sex tradeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสิ่งsìngสิ่งsìng1thing; object; entity2matter; issue3classifier for matters/cases (formal)ผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-măaiผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-măai1illegal; unlawful2illegallyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiThailand
Prostitution is illegal in Thailand.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
การค้าประเวณีgaan káa bprà-way-neeการค้าประเวณีgaan káa bprà-way-neeprostitution
prostitution
ขายตัวkăai dtuuaขายตัวkăai dtuua1[to] sell one's body for sex2[to] sell out; betray one's principles
- [to] sell one's body for sex
- [to] sell out; betray one's principles
ขายบริการkăai bor-rí-gaanขายบริการkăai bor-rí-gaan[to] prostitute oneself; [to] sell sex
[to] prostitute oneself; [to] sell sex
การค้ากามgaan káa gaamการค้ากามgaan káa gaamsex trade; prostitution
sex trade; prostitution
ขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneself
- [to] sell [sth]
- for sale; for purchase
- [to] sell oneself; prostitute oneself
Word Breakdown
ค้าkáaค้าkáa1[to] trade; [to] do business2commerce; trade3polite/friendly call (vocative particle)Part 1
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ค้าประเวณีkáa bprà-way-neeค้าประเวณีkáa bprà-way-nee[to] engage in prostitution