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ทำลาย

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Thai

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Khmer ទំលាយ (tumliəy), an infixed form of Old Khmer dlāy (to be shattered; to be ruined; etc), whence Thai ทลาย (tá-laai). Cognate with Lao ທຳລາຍ (tham lāi).

Pronunciation

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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

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ทำลาย (tam-laai) (abstract noun การทำลาย)

  1. (transitive) to destroy; to ruin; to shatter; to break apart
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) to undergo destruction or ruination; to collapse; to shatter; to fall apart

Derived terms

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