ผู้ต้องหา
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ผู้ (pûu, agent noun prefix) + ต้อง (dtɔ̂ng, “to be subject (to)”) + หา (hǎa, “to accuse; to claim; to allege”).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | ผู้ต้องหา pʰ ū ˆ t ˆ ɒ ŋ h ā | |
| Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | พู่-ต็้อง-หา b ū ˋ – t ˘ ˆ ɒ ŋ – h ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎa |
| Royal Institute | phu-tong-ha | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰuː˥˩.tɔŋ˥˩.haː˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]ผู้ต้องหา • (pûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎa) (classifier คน or ราย or นาย)
- (law) person accused of a crime; person against whom a criminal accusation is made; alleged offender.
Usage notes
[edit]- In the Thai legal system, the term refers to a person reported to have committed a crime but having not yet been charged in court. Once so charged, the person is called จำเลย (jam-ləəi).
Related terms
[edit]- ผู้ต้องสงสัย (pûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎi)
- ผู้ถูกกล่าวหา