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Thai
Etymology
From ประหาร (bprà-hǎan, “to beat; to destroy; to strike”) + ชีวิต (chii-wít, “life”). Compare Modern Khmer ប្រហារជីវិត (prɑhaa ciivɨt).
Pronunciation
Noun
ประหารชีวิต • (bprà-hǎan-chii-wít)
- (law) death penalty.
- (law) execution: infliction of death penalty.
- (somewhat dated) killing by whatever means.
Verb
ประหารชีวิต • (bprà-hǎan-chii-wít) (abstract noun การประหารชีวิต)
- (law) to execute: to inflict death penalty.
- (somewhat dated) to kill.