แจ้งความ

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From แจ้ง (jɛ̂ɛng, to enlighten; to inform; to notify; etc) +‎ ความ (kwaam, matter; affair; etc).

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicแจ้งความ
æ t͡ɕ ˆ ŋ g w ā m
Phonemic
แจ้ง-คฺวาม
æ t͡ɕ ˆ ŋ – g ̥ w ā m
RomanizationPaiboonjɛ̂ɛng-kwaam
Royal Institutechaeng-khwam
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕɛːŋ˥˩.kʰwaːm˧/(R)

Noun[edit]

แจ้งความ (jɛ̂ɛng-kwaam)

  1. (dated) announcement; notification; advertisement.
  2. (informal) report (of a crime or wrongdoing to a public authority).

Verb[edit]

แจ้งความ (jɛ̂ɛng-kwaam) (abstract noun การแจ้งความ)

  1. (dated) to announce; to notify; to advertise.
  2. (informal) to report (a crime or wrongdoing to a public authority).

Related terms[edit]

announcement; notification
criminal report