ชำระ

From Angkorian Old Khmer jaṃraḥ, jaṃras, jaṃrās (“to clarify; to clean; to clear up; etc”). Compare Old Khmer juṃraḥ; Modern Khmer ជំរះ (cumrĕəh).

ชำระ • (cham-rá) (abstract noun การชำระ)

1. (transitive) to clean, especially by washing
2. (transitive) to clear; to cleanse; to purify; to refine
3. (transitive, dated) to proofread; to revise; to edit; to alter
4. (transitive, dated, law) to try (a case, criminal, etc.)
5. (transitive, law) to perform (an obligation)
6. (transitive) to pay (a sum, debt, etc.)
7. (transitive, business) to settle (an account, the affairs of a company, etc.)
8. (transitive) to get (back); to take (vengeance); to take (revenge)

• “ชำระ” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.