สังหาร(săng-hăan)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] kill; slay (formal)

to kill a person; used in formal, legal, religious, or news contexts

Examples

ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officially3[to] check in; report oneselfว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[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.)ผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săiผู้ต้องสงสัยpôo dtông sŏng-săi1suspect; person under suspicion2suspect (legal status)คดีká-deeคดีká-dee1legal case2criminal case; police caseสังหารsăng-hăanสังหารsăng-hăan1[to] kill; slay (formal)2[to] assassinate; kill (formal/official)ได้แล้วdâai láewได้แล้วdâai láewgot it; done; now possible
The news reported that the police had arrested a suspect in a killing case.
2VerbB2

[to] assassinate; kill (formal/official)

to deliberately kill a specific target, especially a public or notable figure; also used more broadly in formal contexts for killing

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerคุมkumคุมkum1[to] control; oversee; supervise2[to] restrain; keep in check3[to] guard; keep in custody4custody; supervisionเข้มkêmเข้มkêm1strong; intense (taste/smell)2deep; rich (color)3strict; rigorous4serious; stern (manner/face)5strong (coffee/tea/medicine)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptสังหารsăng-hăanสังหารsăng-hăan1[to] kill; slay (formal)2[to] assassinate; kill (formal/official)นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianชื่อดังchêu dangชื่อดังchêu dangfamous; well-known; renowned
The police tightened security because there was news that someone would attempt to assassinate a famous politician.

Related Words

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พิฆาตpí-kâatพิฆาตpí-kâat[to] kill; [to] destroy; [to] slay

[to] kill; [to] destroy; [to] slay

ประหารbprà-hăanประหารbprà-hăan1[to] execute; put to death (legally)2[to] kill; slay; destroy (formal/literary)
  • [to] execute; put to death (legally)
  • [to] kill; slay; destroy (formal/literary)
ฆ่าkâaฆ่าkâa1[to] kill2[to] turn off; shut down (coll.)
  • [to] kill
  • [to] turn off; shut down (coll.)
ลอบสังหารlôp săng-hăanลอบสังหารlôp săng-hăan[to] assassinate [sb]

[to] assassinate [sb]

ปลิดชีพbplìt chêepปลิดชีพbplìt chêep1[to] kill; [to] take [sb's] life2[to] take one's own life; [to] commit suicide
  • [to] kill; [to] take [sb's] life
  • [to] take one's own life; [to] commit suicide