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กฎหมาย

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Northern Thai

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Noun

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กฎหมาย (kòtmǎai)

  1. Alternative spelling of ᨠᩫ᩠ᨭᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ᩠ᨿ (law)
    • 2017, Wycliffe Bible Translators, พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ [New Testament], →ISBN, Acts iv.3, page 377:
      หมู่เขาจึงยับคนตึงสองไปขังคอกไว้จ๋นแผววันพูกเมื่อเจ๊าย้อนว่าค่ำแล้ว (กฎหมายของจาวยิวบ่หื้อคนขึ้นศาลต๋อนมืดค่ำ)
      mùu khǎo cɯng yáp khon tɯng sɔ̌ɔng pai khǎng khɔ̂ɔk wái cǒn phǎeo wan phûuk mɯ̂ɯacáo yɔ́ɔn wâa khâm lɛ́ɛo (kòtmǎai khɔ̌ɔng caao yio bɔ̀ɔ hɯ᷆ɯ kho khɯ᷆n sǎan tɔ̌ɔn mɯ̂ɯk khâm)
      They therefore arrested both of them to be confined to prison staying until early the next day for it was evening already. (The law of the Jews did not allow people to appear in court during the hours of darkness.)

Thai

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Etymology

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From กฎ (gòt, to mark down; to note down; to record; etc) +‎ หมาย (mǎai, to mark; to indicate; etc). Compare Lao ກົດໝາຍ (kot māi) and Northern Thai ᨠᩫ᩠ᨭᩉ᩠ᨾᩣ᩠ᨿ (got māi).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicกฎหมาย
k ᶑ h m ā y
Phonemic
กด-หฺมาย
k ɗ – h ̥ m ā y
RomanizationPaiboongòt-mǎai
Royal Institutekot-mai
(standard) IPA(key)/kot̚˨˩.maːj˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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กฎหมาย (gòt-mǎai)

  1. (archaic) to document; to record; to register; to mark down; to note down; to write down.
  2. (archaic) to command; to decree; to direct; to instruct; to order; to ordain; to prescribe; to regulate.

Noun

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กฎหมาย (gòt-mǎai)

  1. law; statute.

Synonyms

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law; statute

Derived terms

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