ทุจริต

Thai

Etymology

From Pali duccarita (literally “bad action; bad act; bad deed; etc”), fron du (“bad; ill”) + carita (“action; act; deed; etc”); equivalent to Thai ทุ (tú) +‎ จริต (jà-rìt). Cognate with Khmer ទុច្ចរិត (tuccaʼrət), Lao ທຸຈະລິດ (thu cha lit).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ทุจริต d u t͡ɕ r i t
Phonemic		ทุด-จะ-หฺริด d u ɗ – t͡ɕ a – h ̥ r i ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	tút-jà-rìt
	Royal Institute	thut-cha-rit
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰut̚˦˥.t͡ɕa˨˩.rit̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ทุจริต • (tút-jà-rìt)

1. misbehaviour, misconduct; dishonesty, corruption; misfeasance, malfeasance, malversation; deceit, fraud, cheating.

Verb

ทุจริต • (tút-jà-rìt) (abstract noun การทุจริต)

1. to misbehave, to misconduct; to commit dishonesty or corruption; to be dishonest or corrupt; to commit misfeasance, malfeasance, or malversation; to exercise deceit, to defraud, to cheat.

Adjective

ทุจริต • (tút-jà-rìt) (abstract noun ความทุจริต)

1. misbehaved, misconducted; dishonest, corrupt; given to misfeasance, malfeasance, or malversation; deceitful, fraudulent, cheating.