ป.อ.
bpor orMeaning
1NounB2
Penal Code; Criminal Code
abbreviation for Penal Code or Criminal Code (ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา)
Examples
ทนายความtá-naai kwaamทนายความtá-naai kwaamlawyer; attorneyบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatคดีká-deeคดีká-deelegal case; lawsuitนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความผิดkwaam pìtความผิดkwaam pìt1fault; blame; guilt2wrongness; incorrectness3offense; violation (legal)ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ป.อ.bpor orป.อ.bpor orPenal Code; Criminal Codeมาตราmaa-dtraaมาตราmaa-dtraa1section; article (law)2classifier: provisions/sections3measure; standard; criterion4meter (poetic); verse measure334อย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jaynอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jaynclearly; explicitly
The lawyer said this case clearly constitutes an offense under Section 334 of the Penal Code.
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นักศึกษาnák sèuk-săaกฎหมายgòt-măaiต้องdtôngท่องจำtông jamป.อ.bpor orหลายlăaiมาตราmaa-dtraaเพื่อpêuuaเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaสอบปลายภาคsòp bplaai pâak
Law students must memorize many sections of the Penal Code to prepare for the final exams.
การกระทำgaan grà-tamของเขาkŏng kăoเข้าข่ายkâo kàaiความผิดkwaam pìtฐานtăanฉ้อโกงchôh gohngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonตามdtaamป.อ.bpor orมาตราmaa-dtraa343
His actions constitute the offense of defrauding the public under Section 343 of the Penal Code.
ศาลsăanมีmeeคำพิพากษาkam-pí-pâak-săaลงlongโทษจำคุกtôht jam kúkจำเลยjam loeiตามdtaamความผิดkwaam pìtที่têeระบุrá-bùไว้wáiในnaiป.อ.bpor orโดยdoiไม่mâiรอrorลงอาญาlong aa-yaa
The court passed a judgment sentencing the defendant to imprisonment based on the offenses specified in the Penal Code without suspension.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ป.อ. said ปอ-ออ?
bpor or
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpor
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |