ข่มขืน

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Thai

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Etymology

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From ข่ม (kòm, to oppress) +‎ ขืน (kʉ̌ʉn, to force).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicข่มขืน
kʰ ˋ m kʰ ụ̄ n
Phonemic
ข่ม-ขืน
kʰ ˋ m – kʰ ụ̄ n
RomanizationPaiboonkòm-kʉ̌ʉn
Royal Institutekhom-khuen
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰom˨˩.kʰɯːn˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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ข่มขืน (kòm-kʉ̌ʉn) (abstract noun การข่มขืน)

  1. to force; to coerce; to compel.
  2. (archaic, now considered colloquial as a clipping of ข่มขืนกระทำชำเรา) to rape; to violate sexually.