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Where does “นักปล้น” come from?

นักปล้น (Thai) comes from Thai ปล้น, from Khmer ប្លន់ — to pillage; to plunder; to loot.

นักปล้น (Thai): robber

Definitions

  1. robber

Ancestry of “นักปล้น”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiปล้นto take by force: to usurp, to seize, to rob,...
2Khmerប្លន់to pillage; to plunder; to loot
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