ผู้ต้องสงสัย(pôo dtông sŏng-săi)
Meanings
1NounB1
suspect; person under suspicion
A person believed to may have committed a wrongdoing or crime; someone under suspicion.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săi1suspect; person under suspicion2suspect (legal status)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeขโมยkà-mŏoyขโมยkà-mŏoy1[to] steal2thiefกระเป๋าเงินgrà-bpăo ngernกระเป๋าเงินgrà-bpăo ngern1wallet; coin purse2one’s finances (figurative)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
He is a suspect in the theft of my wallet.
2NounB2
suspect (legal status)
In legal context, a person whom authorities are investigating for a crime before formal charges are filed.
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofสอบปากคำsòp bpàak kamสอบปากคำsòp bpàak kam[to] interrogate; [to] take a formal statement; [to] examine a witnessผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săi1suspect; person under suspicion2suspect (legal status)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสถานีตำรวจsà-tăa-nee dtam-rùuatสถานีตำรวจsà-tăa-nee dtam-rùuatpolice station
The police are interrogating the suspect at the police station.
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Word Breakdown
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ผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săisuspect; person under suspicion