แจ้งความ

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From แจ้ง (jɛ̂ɛng, to enlighten; to inform; to notify; etc) +‎ ความ (kwaam, matter; affair; etc).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicแจ้งความ
æ t͡ɕ ˆ ŋ g w ā m
Phonemic
แจ้ง-คฺวาม
æ t͡ɕ ˆ ŋ – g ̥ w ā m
RomanizationPaiboonjɛ̂ɛng-kwaam
Royal Institutechaeng-khwam
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕɛːŋ˥˩.kʰwaːm˧/(R)

Noun edit

แจ้งความ (jɛ̂ɛng-kwaam)

  1. (dated) announcement; notification; advertisement.
  2. (informal) report (of a crime or wrongdoing to a public authority).

Verb edit

แจ้งความ (jɛ̂ɛng-kwaam) (abstract noun การแจ้งความ)

  1. (dated) to announce; to notify; to advertise.
  2. (informal) to report (a crime or wrongdoing to a public authority).

Related terms edit

announcement; notification
criminal report