ฟอกเงิน
fɔ̂ɔk-ngənMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] launder money
to conceal the illegal origin of money by passing it through complex transactions to make it appear legitimate
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerสงสัยsǒng-sǎiสงสัยsǒng-sǎi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groupsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersบังหน้าbang-nâaบังหน้าbang-nâa1[to] cover the face2[to] use as a front; [to] be a cover for [sth]3a front; cover; pretextเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฟอกเงินfɔ̂ɔk-ngənฟอกเงินfɔ̂ɔk-ngən[to] launder moneyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterค้ายาเสพติดkáa-yaa-sèep-dtìtค้ายาเสพติดkáa-yaa-sèep-dtìt[to] traffic illegal drugs; deal narcotics
The police suspect that this group uses a front business to launder money from drug trafficking.
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อาชญากรàat-chá-yaa-gonมักmákฟอกเงินfôk ngernผ่านpàanหลายlăaiบัญชีban-cheeและláeหลายlăaiประเทศbprà-têetเพื่อให้pêuua hâiตามรอยdtaam roiได้dâiยากyâak
Criminals often launder money through multiple accounts and countries to make it hard to trace.
บริษัทนอมินีbor-rí-sàt nor-mi-neeถูกtòokตั้งขึ้นdtâng kûenมาmaaเพื่อpêuuaฟอกเงินfôk ngernโดยdoiแยกyâekธุรกรรมtú-rá-gamย่อยyôiๆ-แล้วláeoปะปนbpà-bponกับgàpรายได้raai dâiที่têeถูกต้องtòok dtông
A nominee company was set up to launder money by breaking transactions into small amounts and mixing them with legitimate income.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaใช้cháiคริปโทเคอร์เรนซีkríp-too-kəə-reen-siiและlɛ́ตลาดมืดdtà-làat-mʉ̂ʉtฟอกเงินfɔ̂ɔk-ngənก่อนgɔ̀ɔnย้อนกลับyɔ́ɔn-glàpเข้าkâoระบบการเงินrá-bòp-gaan-ngənแบบbɛ̀ɛpถูกกฎหมายtùuk-gòt-mǎai
He was accused of using cryptocurrency and the dark market to launder money before channeling it back into the legitimate financial system.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
fɔ̂ɔk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ฟอกfɔ̂ɔkฟอกfɔ̂ɔk1[to] bleach; whiten2[to] cleanse; purify; filter; launder3[to] launder money[to] bleach; whitenPart 1
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ฟอกเงินfɔ̂ɔk-ngənฟอกเงินfɔ̂ɔk-ngən[to] launder money[to] launder moneyWord