ทำลายล้าง(tam-laai láang)

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] destroy [sth] completely; wipe out

to destroy [sth] completely; to wipe out a place, thing, or group; to cause total ruin

Examples

ไฟป่าfai bpàaไฟป่าfai bpàawildfire; bushfire; forest fireครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedทำลายล้างtam-laai láangทำลายล้างtam-laai láang1[to] destroy [sth] completely; wipe out2destructive; devastatingระบบนิเวศrá-bòp ní-wêtระบบนิเวศrá-bòp ní-wêt1ecosystem2ecosystem (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăo1mountain2range; mountain rangeทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)
That forest fire completely destroyed the ecosystem of the entire mountain.
2AdjectiveC1

destructive; devastating

causing very great damage or complete ruin; extremely destructive

Examples

ระเบิดrà-bèrtระเบิดrà-bèrt1[to] erupt; [to] flare up2explosive (adj.)3[to] explode; [to] detonate4[to] burst; [to] shatter5bomb; explosiveนิวเคลียร์niu-kliaนิวเคลียร์niu-klia1nuclear (atomic nucleus/energy)2nuclear (weapons/warfare)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsอาวุธaa-wútอาวุธaa-wút1weapon2weaponry; arms3means/asset used to gain advantage (figurative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีอำนาจmee am-nâatมีอำนาจmee am-nâat1[to] be powerful; [to] have authority2powerful; authoritativeทำลายล้างtam-laai láangทำลายล้างtam-laai láang1[to] destroy [sth] completely; wipe out2destructive; devastatingสูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3advanced; elevated (abstract)4up; to a high positionมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
A nuclear bomb is a weapon with extremely destructive power.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทำลายtam laaiทำลายtam laai1[to] destroy; ruin2[to] spoil; undermine3[to] annihilate; eradicate (figurative/literary)4[to] invalidate; nullifyPart 1
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ล้างláangล้างláang1[to] wash; rinse; clean with water2[to] clear; wipe out (debt/record/accusation)3[to] cleanse; absolve (figurative)4[to] develop (film/photos)Part 2
ทำลายล้างtam-laai láangทำลายล้างtam-laai láang[to] destroy [sth] completely; wipe out