ผู้ต้องหา
Thai
Etymology
From ผู้ (pûu, agent noun prefix) + ต้องหา (dtɔ̂ng-hǎa, “to be accused”).
Pronunciation
| 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
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
- 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 (i.e. an "alleged offender"). Once so charged, the person is called จำเลย (jam-ləəi), i.e. a "defendant".
Related terms
- ผู้ต้องสงสัย (pûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎi)
- ผู้ถูกกล่าวหา
Further reading
- “ผู้ต้องหา” 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.