ทำลาย(tam laai)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] destroy; ruin
to damage or break something so badly that it cannot be used or no longer exists
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเผาpăoเผาpăo1[to] burn; set fire to2[to] cremate3[to] roast; grill4burnt; scorchedหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textเล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2blade (of a cutting tool)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newทำลายtam laaiทำลายtam laai1[to] destroy; ruin2[to] spoil; undermine3[to] annihilate; eradicate (figurative/literary)4[to] invalidate; nullifyมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofใช้ไม่ได้chái mâi dâiใช้ไม่ได้chái mâi dâi1unusable; doesn't work2unacceptable; no good
He burned the old book, destroying it until it couldn't be used.
2VerbB1
[to] spoil; undermine
to seriously harm or reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something (e.g., a plan, reputation)
Examples
ข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ทำลายtam laaiทำลายtam laai1[to] destroy; ruin2[to] spoil; undermine3[to] annihilate; eradicate (figurative/literary)4[to] invalidate; nullifyความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam nâa chêuua tĕuความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam nâa chêuua tĕu1credibility; trustworthiness2reliability; dependabilityของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
Rumors can damage the shop’s credibility.
3VerbB2
[to] annihilate; eradicate (figurative/literary)
to completely wipe out or exterminate something; often used figuratively or in formal/literary contexts
Examples
โรคระบาดrôhk rá-bàatโรคระบาดrôhk rá-bàat1epidemic; disease outbreak2epidemic diseaseครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เกือบgèuapเกือบgèuap1almost; nearly2almost all; nearly allทำลายtam laaiทำลายtam laai1[to] destroy; ruin2[to] spoil; undermine3[to] annihilate; eradicate (figurative/literary)4[to] invalidate; nullifyชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)เล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2younger; junior3minor; slightๆ-แห่งนี้hàeng néeแห่งนี้hàeng née1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสิ้นซากsîn sâakสิ้นซากsîn sâak1utterly destroyed; no trace left2completely; to the last trace3[to] be wiped out; be eradicated
That epidemic almost wiped out this small community entirely.
4VerbB2
[to] invalidate; nullify
to make a document or agreement invalid, often by destroying or canceling it
Examples
คู่สัญญาkôo săn-yaaคู่สัญญาkôo săn-yaacontracting partyตกลงกันdtòk long ganตกลงกันdtòk long gan[to] agree with each otherว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ทำลายtam laaiทำลายtam laai1[to] destroy; ruin2[to] spoil; undermine3[to] annihilate; eradicate (figurative/literary)4[to] invalidate; nullifyสัญญาsăn-yaaสัญญาsăn-yaa1promise; vow; pledge2contract; agreement3[to] promise; pledge; vow4[to] contract (legally)5perception (Buddhism)เดิมdermเดิมderm1original; initial2former; previous3as before; originally; same as beforeและláeและláeand (coordinating)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveฉบับchà-bàpฉบับchà-bàp1classifier for documents/printed texts2version; edition; text3issue; edition; copyใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
The parties agreed to invalidate the old contract and start a new one.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ลาญlaanลาญlaan[to] destroy completely; obliterate
[to] destroy completely; obliterate
ทำให้พังtam hâi pangทำให้พังtam hâi pang[to] break [sth]; [to] ruin [sth]
[to] break [sth]; [to] ruin [sth]
ทะลายtá-laaiทะลายtá-laai1[to] break apart; collapse; disintegrate2[to] split open (hard shell/cluster)3spadix/cluster (areca/betel)
- [to] break apart; collapse; disintegrate
- [to] split open (hard shell/cluster)
- spadix/cluster (areca/betel)
ทลายtá-laaiทลายtá-laai1[to] collapse; cave in2[to] demolish; break down3[to] raid and dismantle (illegal activity)
- [to] collapse; cave in
- [to] demolish; break down
- [to] raid and dismantle (illegal activity)
พิฆาตpí-kâatพิฆาตpí-kâat[to] kill; [to] destroy; [to] slay
[to] kill; [to] destroy; [to] slay
Word Breakdown
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ทำลายtam laaiทำลายtam laai[to] destroy; ruin