ประหาร
bprà-hǎanMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] execute; put to death (legally)
to kill someone as a legal punishment
Examples
ศาลsǎanศาลsǎan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseตัดสินdtàt-sǐnตัดสินdtàt-sǐn1[to] decide; make a decision2[to] judge; adjudicateให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ประหารชีวิตbprà-hǎan-chii-wítประหารชีวิตbprà-hǎan-chii-wít[to] execute [sb]; [to] put to deathฆาตกรkâat-dtà-gɔɔnฆาตกรkâat-dtà-gɔɔnmurdererที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerก่อคดีgɔ̀ɔ-ká-diiก่อคดีgɔ̀ɔ-ká-dii[to] commit a crimeสะเทือนขวัญsà-tʉʉan-kwǎnสะเทือนขวัญsà-tʉʉan-kwǎn1shocking; traumatic; deeply disturbing2[to] shock; traumatize [sb]
The court sentenced the murderer who committed the horrific crime to be executed.
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ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnบางbaangประเทศbprà-têetใช้cháiวิธีการwí-tii-gaanแขวนคอkwɛ̌ɛn-kɔɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประหารbprà-hǎanนักโทษnák-tôot
In the past, some countries used hanging to execute prisoners.
นักโทษnák-tôotที่tîiถูกตัดสินtùuk-dtàt-sǐnให้hâiประหารชีวิตbprà-hǎan-chii-wítกำลังgam-langยื่นอุทธรณ์yʉ̂ʉn-ùt-tɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอkɔ̌ɔลดหย่อนโทษlót-yɔ̀ɔn-tôot
The prisoner who was sentenced to death is filing an appeal to request a commutation of his sentence.
หลายlăaiประเทศbprà-tâetยกเลิกyók-lêrkโทษtôhtประหารbprà-hăanไปแล้วbpai láewแต่dtàeบางbaangประเทศbprà-tâetก็gâwยังคงyang kongกฎหมายgòt-măaiนี้néeไว้wáiสำหรับsăm-ràpอาชญากรàat-chá-yaa-gonคดีká-deeร้ายแรงráai raeng
Many countries have abolished the death penalty, but some still retain this law for perpetrators of serious crimes.
2VerbC1
[to] kill; slay; destroy (formal/literary)
to kill or destroy, in a formal or literary sense
Examples
กองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎanกองทหารgɔɔng-tá-hǎantroops; military unitได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)คำสั่งkam-sàngคำสั่งkam-sàng1order; command2instruction; directive3court/administrative order4computer commandให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ประหารbprà-hǎanประหารbprà-hǎan1[to] execute; put to death (legally)2[to] kill; slay; destroy (formal/literary)ค่ายkâaiค่ายkâai1camp; encampment2label; company (entertainment/media)3camp (classifier)4camp; factionของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kenemy; foe (military)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofราบคาบrâap-kâapราบคาบrâap-kâap1subdued; pacified; completely defeated2completely; utterly (in defeat or suppression)
The troops received an order to attack and completely destroy the enemy's camp.
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กาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaได้dâaiประหารbprà-hǎanความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngสรรพสิ่งsàp-pá-sìngไปbpaiอย่างyàangไม่mâiปรานีbpraa-nii
Time mercilessly destroys the beauty of all things.
ในnaiมหาสงครามmá-hǎa-sǒng-kraamครานั้นkraa-nánเหล่าlàoทหารหาญtá-hǎan-hǎanมากมายmâak-maaiต่างdtàangถูกtùukประหารbprà-hǎanให้hâiล้มตายlóm-dtaaiกลางglaangสมรภูมิsà-mɔ̌ɔ-rá-puum
In that great war, countless brave warriors were slain, falling dead upon the battlefield.
ความทะเยอทะยานkwaam-tá-yəə-tá-yaanอันanไร้ขอบเขตrái-kɔ̀ɔp-kèetของkɔ̌ɔngทรราชย์tɔɔ-rá-râatผู้นั้นpûu-nánสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiย้อนกลับมาyɔ́ɔn-glàp-maaประหารbprà-hǎanอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàkของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eeng
That tyrant's boundless ambition ultimately returned to destroy his own kingdom.
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 classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ปร, the first consonant ป sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bprà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
ประbpràประbprà1[to] dot; mark with dots or short strokes2dotted; dashed3detriment (astrology)[to] dot; mark with dots or short strokesPart 1
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หารhǎanหารhǎan1[to] divide (math); share equally2divided by; ÷[to] divide (math); share equallyPart 2
ประหารbprà-hǎanประหารbprà-hǎan[to] execute; put to death (legally)[to] execute; put to death (legally)Word