ต้องหา
Thai
Etymology
Compound of ต้อง (dtɔ̂ng, “to be subject to”) + หา (hǎa, “accusation”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ต้องหา t ˆ ɒ ŋ h ā | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | ต็้อง-หา t ˘ ˆ ɒ ŋ – h ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtɔ̂ng-hǎa |
| Royal Institute | tong-ha | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tɔŋ˥˩.haː˩˩˦/(R) | |
Verb
ต้องหา • (dtɔ̂ng-hǎa)
- (law, intransitive) to be accused of a criminal offence; to be alleged to have committed a crime
- (literally) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ต้อง (dtɔ̂ng), หา (hǎa).
Derived terms
- ผู้ต้องหา (pûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎa)
Further reading
- “ต้องหา” 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.