ฟอก(fôk)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] bleach; whiten

to make something lighter or white, especially by chemicals, sunlight, or washing (e.g., cloth, teeth)

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)ผ้าขาวpâa kăaoผ้าขาวpâa kăao1white cloth; white fabric2ceremonial white cloth (Buddhist rites, funerals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตากแดดdtàak dàetตากแดดdtàak dàet1[to] sun‑dry; dry [sth] in the sun2[to] be out in the sun; expose oneself to sunlightเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฟอกfôkฟอกfôk1[to] bleach; whiten2[to] cleanse; purify; filter; launder3[to] launder moneyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitสว่างsà-wàangสว่างsà-wàang1[to] become bright; be illuminated2clear; evident (figurative)3bright; well-litขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appear
Mom put the white cloth in the sun to lighten it.
2VerbB1

[to] cleanse; purify; filter; launder

to remove dirt or impurities from something (e.g., air, blood), or to make something clean; also used for cleaning fabrics or laundering

Examples

โรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanhospitalต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightฟอกfôkฟอกfôk1[to] bleach; whiten2[to] cleanse; purify; filter; launder3[to] launder moneyเลือดlêuuatเลือดlêuuat1blood2bloodline; lineage3spirit; vigorให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaiผู้ป่วยpûu bpùuaipatient; sick personสัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1classifier: weeks2weekละláละlá1[to] quit; give up; drop; let go (of)2[to] omit; leave out; skip3topic/softening particle4each; per (spoken)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)
The hospital has to filter the patient's blood twice a week.
3VerbB2

[to] launder money

to conceal the origin of illegally obtained money by passing it through legitimate channels

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฟอกเงินfôk ngernฟอกเงินfôk ngern1[to] launder money2money launderingผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3past; via; through4[to] experience; go throughร้านทองráan tongร้านทองráan tonggold shopของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's own
He was arrested for laundering money through his own gold shop.

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