ลอบสังหาร(lôp săng-hăan)

Meanings

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[to] assassinate [sb]

To murder an important person, usually for political reasons, by a secret or surprise attack.

Examples

มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแผนการpăen gaanแผนการpăen gaan1plan; strategy2plot; scheme (often negative)ลอบสังหารlôp săng-hăanลอบสังหารlôp săng-hăan[to] assassinate [sb]ผู้นำประเทศpûu nam bprà-têhtผู้นำประเทศpûu nam bprà-têhtnational leader
There are rumors about a plot to assassinate the country's leader.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลอบlôpลอบlôp1fish trap (conical/basket trap)2[to] ambush; attack by stealth; lie in wait3[to] do (sth) secretly; act covertlyPart 1
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สังหารsăng-hăanสังหารsăng-hăan1[to] kill; slay (formal)2[to] assassinate; kill (formal/official)Part 2
ลอบสังหารlôp săng-hăanลอบสังหารlôp săng-hăan[to] assassinate [sb]