บังคับ

Thai

Etymology

From Khmer បង្គាប់ (bɑngkŏəp, “to command”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic		บังคับ ɓ ạ ŋ g ạ ɓ
Phonemic		บัง-คับ ɓ ạ ŋ – g ạ ɓ
Romanization	Paiboon	bang-káp
	Royal Institute	bang-khap
(standard) IPA(key)		/baŋ˧.kʰap̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

บังคับ • (bang-káp)

1. command; control; domination; jurisdiction.
   • คนในบังคับอังกฤษ

     British subject.

     (literally) Person under British control.

2. prosody; poetic metres and versification.

Verb

บังคับ • (bang-káp) (abstract noun การบังคับ)

1. to direct, carry out, or execute with specific authority or prerogative.
2. to require; to force.