ปิดปาก(bpìt bpàak)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] keep quiet; keep [sth] secret

to remain silent or not reveal information; to keep a secret

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ปิดปากbpìt bpàakปิดปากbpìt bpàak1[to] silence; gag2[to] keep quiet; keep [sth] secret3[to] cover one’s mouthเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
I will keep this matter secret and tell no one.
2VerbA2

[to] cover one’s mouth

to physically cover someone’s or one’s own mouth (e.g., with a hand or mask)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยกมือyók meuยกมือyók meu[to] raise one's handขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearปิดปากbpìt bpàakปิดปากbpìt bpàak1[to] silence; gag2[to] keep quiet; keep [sth] secret3[to] cover one’s mouthตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodจามjaamจามjaam1[to] sneeze2a sneeze3[to] hack; chop; slash
He raised his hand to cover his mouth when he sneezed.
3VerbB2

[to] silence; gag

to force or pressure someone to stop talking or revealing information; to gag

Examples

นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3[to] cover; seal4closed; shut; not open5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdปากพยานbpàak pá-yaanปากพยานbpàak pá-yaanoral testimonyด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toการขู่gaan kòoการขู่gaan kòoa threat; intimidationไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventเปิดเผยbpèrt pŏeiเปิดเผยbpèrt pŏei1[to] reveal; disclose; make public2open; frank; candid3openly; publicly; candidlyข้อมูลkôr moonข้อมูลkôr moon1data (computing)2information; data (non-count)
The politician tried to silence the witness by threatening them not to reveal information.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

มัดปากmát bpàakมัดปากmát bpàak1[to] gag [sb]2[to] silence [sb]; gag (figurative)
  • [to] gag [sb]
  • [to] silence [sb]; gag (figurative)
อุดปากùt bpàakอุดปากùt bpàak1[to] cover [sb]'s mouth2[to] silence [sb]; [to] muzzle [sb]
  • [to] cover [sb]'s mouth
  • [to] silence [sb]; [to] muzzle [sb]
ปิดเป็นความลับbpìt bpen kwaam lápปิดเป็นความลับbpìt bpen kwaam láp[to] keep [sth] a secret

[to] keep [sth] a secret

เก็บเป็นความลับgèp bpen kwaam lápเก็บเป็นความลับgèp bpen kwaam láp[to] keep [sth] secret

[to] keep [sth] secret

เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)
  • quiet; silent
  • quiet (place/time)
  • [to] be quiet; fall silent
  • [to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)

Word Breakdown

ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3[to] cover; seal4closed; shut; not open5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdPart 1
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ปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)Part 2
ปิดปากbpìt bpàakปิดปากbpìt bpàak[to] keep quiet; keep [sth] secret