ประหาร

From Sanskrit प्रहार (prahāra, “to beat; to hit; to kick; to knock; to strike; etc”). Compare Old Khmer prahāra (“assault, attack; to assault, to attack; etc”); Modern Khmer ប្រហារ (prɑhaa, “execution, killing, punishment; to execute, to kill, to punish; etc”).

ประหาร • (bprà-hǎan)

1. (archaic) act or instance of beating, hitting, or striking.
2. (archaic) destruction.
3. killing.
4. (law) death penalty.
5. (law) execution: infliction of death penalty.

ประหาร • (bprà-hǎan) (abstract noun การประหาร)

1. (archaic) to beat; hit; strike.
2. (archaic) to destroy.
3. to kill.
4. (law) to execute: to inflict death penalty.

• ประหัตประหาร
• ประหารชีวิต (bprà-hǎan-chii-wít)
• รัฐประหาร (rát-tà-bprà-hǎan, “coup d’état”)