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

Orthographicผู้ต้องหา
pʰ ū ˆ t ˆ ɒ ŋ h ā
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
พู่-ต็้อง-หา
b ū ˋ – t ˘ ˆ ɒ ŋ – h ā
RomanizationPaiboonpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎa
Royal Institutephu-tong-ha
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰuː˥˩.tɔŋ˥˩.haː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun edit

ผู้ต้องหา (pûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎa) (classifier คน or ราย or นาย)

  1. (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).

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