โจทก์

Thai

Alternative forms

(obsolete) โจทย์

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali codaka (“one who censures; one who rebukes”) or Sanskrit चोदक (codaka, “asker; crier; etc”). Cognate with Khmer ចោទ (caot), ចោទកៈ (caotkaʾ), ចោទក៍.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		โจทก์ o t͡ɕ d k ʻ
Phonemic		โจด o t͡ɕ ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	jòot
	Royal Institute	chot
(standard) IPA^(key)		/t͡ɕoːt̚˨˩/
Homophones edit		โจท โจทย์ โจษ

Noun

โจทก์ • (jòot)

(in civil proceedings) plaintiff.
(in criminal proceedings) prosecutor.

Usage notes

In the Thai legal system, the term is only used in courts of justice. In administrative courts, an instituting party is called ผู้ฟ้องคดี (literally “one who institutes a case”). In the Constitutional Court, such a party is known as ผู้ร้อง (literally “one who files a petition”).

Antonyms

จำเลย (jam-ləəi, “defendant”)

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