อุดปาก(ùt bpàak)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] cover [sb]'s mouth

to physically cover or block someone's mouth to prevent them from speaking or making a sound.

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้มือchái meuใช้มือchái meu[to] use one's hands; by handอุดปากùt bpàakอุดปากùt bpàak1[to] cover [sb]'s mouth2[to] silence [sb]; [to] muzzle [sb]ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)ไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventส่งเสียงดังsòng sĭiang dangส่งเสียงดังsòng sĭiang dang[to] make a loud noise; be noisy
The mother used her hand to cover her child's mouth to stop him from making a loud noise.
2VerbB2

[to] silence [sb]; [to] muzzle [sb]

to force someone to stop speaking or revealing information, for example by threats, pressure, or a bribe.

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptจ่ายเงินjàai ngernจ่ายเงินjàai ngern1[to] pay2[to] disburse; pay outเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอุดùtอุดùt1[to] fill; pack (a hole or gap)2[to] plug; block; seal (an opening)ปากพยานbpàak pá-yaanปากพยานbpàak pá-yaanoral testimonyไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truth
The company tried to pay money to silence the witness from telling the truth.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

อุดùtอุดùt1[to] fill; pack (a hole or gap)2[to] plug; block; seal (an opening)Part 1
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ปากbpàakปากbpàak1mouth2opening; mouth (of things)3rim; lip (of a container/wound)4speech; manner of speaking (figurative)Part 2
อุดปากùt bpàakอุดปากùt bpàak[to] cover [sb]'s mouth