ประหารชีวิต

Thai

Etymology

From ประหาร (bprà-hǎan, “to beat; to destroy; to strike”) +‎ ชีวิต (chii-wít, “life”). Compare Modern Khmer ប្រហារជីវិត (prɑɑhaaciivɨt).

Pronunciation
Orthographicประหารชีวิต
p r a h ā r d͡ʑ ī w i t
Phonemicปฺระ-หาน-ชี-วิด
p ̥ r a – h ā n – d͡ʑ ī – w i ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonbprà-hǎan-chii-wít
Royal Institutepra-han-chi-wit
(standard) IPA(key)/pra˨˩.haːn˩˩˦.t͡ɕʰiː˧.wit̚˦˥/

Noun

ประหารชีวิต • (bprà-hǎan-chii-wít)

  1. (law) death penalty.
  2. (law) execution: infliction of death penalty.
  3. (somewhat dated) killing by whatever means.

Verb

ประหารชีวิต • (bprà-hǎan-chii-wít) (abstract noun การประหารชีวิต)

  1. (law) to execute: to inflict death penalty.
  2. (somewhat dated) to kil.
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