ทุจริต
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Pali duccarita (literally “bad action; bad act; bad deed; etc”), fron du (“bad; ill”) + carita (“action; act; deed; etc”); equivalent to Thai ทุ (tú) + จริต (jà-rìt). Cognate with Khmer ទុច្ចរិត (tuccaʼrət), Lao ທຸຈະລິດ (thu cha lit).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | ทุจริต d u t͡ɕ r i t | |
| Phonemic | ทุด-จะ-หฺริด d u ɗ – t͡ɕ a – h ̥ r i ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | tút-jà-rìt |
| Royal Institute | thut-cha-rit | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /tʰut̚˦˥.t͡ɕa˨˩.rit̚˨˩/(R) | |
Noun edit
ทุจริต • (tút-jà-rìt)
- misbehaviour, misconduct; dishonesty, corruption; misfeasance, malfeasance, malversation; deceit, fraud, cheating.
Antonyms edit
- สุจริต (sùt-jà-rìt)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
ทุจริต • (tút-jà-rìt) (abstract noun การทุจริต)
- to misbehave, to misconduct; to commit dishonesty or corruption; to be dishonest or corrupt; to commit misfeasance, malfeasance, or malversation; to exercise deceit, to defraud, to cheat.
Adjective edit
ทุจริต • (tút-jà-rìt) (abstract noun ความทุจริต)
- misbehaved, misconducted; dishonest, corrupt; given to misfeasance, malfeasance, or malversation; deceitful, fraudulent, cheating.