ทำลาย

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Thai

Etymology

Extended form of Thai ทลาย (tá-laai), from Old Khmer thlāya or Angkorian Old Khmer dlāy, dlaiy (to be shattered; to be ruined; etc).

Pronunciation

Orthographicทำลาย
d å l ā y
Phonemic
ทัม-ลาย
d ạ m – l ā y
RomanizationPaiboontam-laai
Royal Institutetham-lai
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰam˧.laːj˧/(R)

Verb

ทำลาย (tam-laai) (abstract noun การทำลาย)

  1. to cause to collapse or fall apart; to break apart; to throw into pieces.
  2. to ruin; to bring to ruins; to damage; to spoil.
  3. to destroy; to eliminate; to extinguish.

Derived terms