ฆ่าปิดปาก
Thai
Etymology
From ฆ่า (kâa, “to kill”) + ปิดปาก (bpìt-bpàak, “to close mouth”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ฆ่าปิดปาก gʰ ˋ ā p i ɗ p ā k | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ค่า-ปิด-ปาก g ˋ ā – p i ɗ – p ā k | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | kâa-bpìt-bpàak |
| Royal Institute | kha-pit-pak | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰaː˥˩.pit̚˨˩.paːk̚˨˩/(R) | |
Verb
ฆ่าปิดปาก • (kâa-bpìt-bpàak) (abstract noun การฆ่าปิดปาก)
- to kill someone in order to prevent him from disclosing a secret; to silence someone by killing him.
Further reading
- “ฆ่าปิดปาก” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.