ทะลาย

tá-laai

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] break apart; collapse; disintegrate

To break up or collapse suddenly; to come apart or disintegrate.

Examples

ความฝันkwaam fănความฝันkwaam făn1dream (during sleep)2dream; aspiration; ambition3pipe dream; unrealistic idealที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')ไปเรียนbpai rianไปเรียนbpai rian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1foreign; overseas2abroad; foreign countries3[to] go/live abroadของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsทะลายtá-laaiทะลายtá-laai1[to] break apart; collapse; disintegrate2[to] split open (hard shell/cluster)3spadix/cluster (areca/betel)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ประสบbprà-sòpประสบbprà-sòp1[to] experience; encounter2[to] meet with; be faced withปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)ทางการเงินtaang gaan ngernทางการเงินtaang gaan ngern1financial2financially; in financial terms
His dream of studying abroad collapsed when his family faced financial problems.
2NounB2

[to] split open (hard shell/cluster)

To split or crack open something hard or clustered (e.g., a shell, a bunch/cluster such as a betel spadix).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]มีดพร้าmêet práaมีดพร้าmêet práamachete; billhookทะลายtá-laaiทะลายtá-laai1[to] break apart; collapse; disintegrate2[to] split open (hard shell/cluster)3spadix/cluster (areca/betel)ลูกมะพร้าวlôok má-práaoลูกมะพร้าวlôok má-práaococonut (fruit)แห้งhâengแห้งhâeng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; [to] become dry3plain (no soup/sauce)4dry (skin/air/condition)5stingy; unemotional; dry humor (colloq.)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofขูดkùutขูดkùut1[to] scrape; scratch off2[to] grate (food)3[to] rub/graze against4[to] scrape (extract)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisเนื้อnéuuaเนื้อnéuua1meat; flesh2muscle/meat (by cut or quality)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4content; substantive matter5core/body of an object6human body (skin and flesh)7body; flesh (of a person/animal)8classifier: pieces of meatไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastry
He used a machete to split open the dry coconut to scrape out the meat for making dessert.
3NounB2

spadix/cluster (areca/betel)

A spadix or cluster of areca/betel nuts on a palm; also a bunch-like cluster.

Examples

คุณตาkun dtaaคุณตาkun dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2polite old man (address)ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossมะพร้าวmá-práaoมะพร้าวmá-práao1coconut (tree)2coconut (fruit)3classifier: ผล (for coconuts)ลงมาlong maaลงมาlong maa1[to] come down; descend2down toward the speaker (directional complement)3[to] decrease; come down (to a level)4up to; [number] and underทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asทะลายtá-laaiทะลายtá-laai1[to] break apart; collapse; disintegrate2[to] split open (hard shell/cluster)3spadix/cluster (areca/betel)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาไปao bpaiเอาไปao bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it (then); you can have itทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastry
Grandfather cut down the whole coconut cluster to make dessert.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

พังทลายpang tá-laaiพังทลายpang tá-laai1[to] collapse; crumble; cave in2[to] be ruined; disintegrate (figurative)
  • [to] collapse; crumble; cave in
  • [to] be ruined; disintegrate (figurative)
พังpangพังpang1[to] break down; collapse; fall apart2ruined; a mess (plans/situations)3broken; not working4broke; flat broke (slang)
  • [to] break down; collapse; fall apart
  • ruined; a mess (plans/situations)
  • broken; not working
  • broke; flat broke (slang)
ทำลายtam laaiทำลายtam laai1[to] destroy; ruin2[to] spoil; undermine3[to] annihilate; eradicate (figurative/literary)4[to] invalidate; nullify
  • [to] destroy; ruin
  • [to] spoil; undermine
  • [to] annihilate; eradicate (figurative/literary)
  • [to] invalidate; nullify
สลายsà-laaiสลายsà-laai1[to] dissolve; disintegrate2[to] disperse; break up (a crowd)3[to] dissipate; fade (emotion/tension)4[to] decay; decompose; break down
  • [to] dissolve; disintegrate
  • [to] disperse; break up (a crowd)
  • [to] dissipate; fade (emotion/tension)
  • [to] decay; decompose; break down
ผ่าpàaผ่าpàa1[to] split; cut open2[to] perform surgery; operate on3[to] split apart figuratively4[to] cut through; go through (line/crowd/area)
  • [to] split; cut open
  • [to] perform surgery; operate on
  • [to] split apart figuratively
  • [to] cut through; go through (line/crowd/area)