ปล้น(bplôn)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery

To take money or property from [sb] or [a place] by force or threat; to commit robbery.

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleปล้นbplônปล้นbplôn1[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery2[to] loot; [to] plunder3robbery; lootingร้านทองráan tongร้านทองráan tonggold shopตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; correspondingตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)
Last night someone robbed the gold shop at the market.
2VerbB2

[to] loot; [to] plunder

To take goods by force, especially during riots, war, or disaster; to ransack a place.

Examples

ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeความวุ่นวายkwaam wûn waaiความวุ่นวายkwaam wûn waai1disorder; chaos; commotion2turmoil; unrest (social/political)กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1[to] group; cluster2group (classification label)3group; clusterคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleบุกbùkบุกbùk1[to] push in; force one’s way in; make an aggressive move (figurative)2devil's tongue; konjac (Amorphophallus konjac)3[to] invade; storm; raid; chargeเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ปล้นbplônปล้นbplôn1[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery2[to] loot; [to] plunder3robbery; lootingร้านสะดวกซื้อráan sà-dùuak séuร้านสะดวกซื้อráan sà-dùuak séuconvenience storeหลายแห่งlăai hàengหลายแห่งlăai hàengin many places
During the chaos, groups of people stormed in and looted several convenience stores.
3NounB2

robbery; looting

The act of taking property by force or intimidation; looting during unrest.

Examples

ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeเหตุhètเหตุhèt1cause; reason2incident; occurrence (formal)3Buddhist cause (hetu)ชุมนุมchum numชุมนุมchum num1[to] gather; assemble2assembly; gathering; meeting3protest; demonstrationมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterปล้นbplônปล้นbplôn1[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery2[to] loot; [to] plunder3robbery; lootingร้านสะดวกซื้อráan sà-dùuak séuร้านสะดวกซื้อráan sà-dùuak séuconvenience storeหลายแห่งlăai hàengหลายแห่งlăai hàengin many placesตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)เคอร์ฟิวker-fiuเคอร์ฟิวker-fiu1curfew (movement restriction)2curfew (home/parental rule)
During the protest there were looting incidents at several convenience stores, so the police declared a curfew.

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