ผลาญ
plǎanMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] squander; waste; fritter away
to spend or use resources carelessly or extravagantly until much is lost; to fritter away
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillผลาญplǎanผลาญplǎan1[to] squander; waste; fritter away2[to] consume; use up; deplete (destructively)3[to] ravage; lay waste (literary/figurative)เงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉansalary; monthly payหมดไปmòt-bpaiหมดไปmòt-bpai1[to] be used up; run out; be spent2[to] be gone; disappear; come to an endกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ของฟุ่มเฟือยkɔ̌ɔng-fûm-fʉʉaiของฟุ่มเฟือยkɔ̌ɔng-fûm-fʉʉailuxury item; extravaganceทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moon
He fritters away his salary on luxuries every month.
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Don’t waste the whole day just scrolling on your phone.
โครงการkroong-gaanเลี้ยงฉลองlíiang-chà-lɔ̌ɔngใหญ่เกินไปyài-gəən-bpaiจนjonผลาญplǎanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanที่tîiควรkuuanใช้cháiพัฒนาpát-tá-naaบุคลากรbùk-ká-laa-gɔɔn
The overly grand celebration project squandered the budget that should have been used for staff development.
ถ้าtâaเราraoยังyangผลาญplǎanทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnโดยdooiไม่mâiคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngอนาคตà-naa-kótบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtก็gɔ̂จะjàขาดทุนkàat-tunต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
If we keep squandering resources without thinking about the future, the company will continue to lose money.
2VerbB2
[to] consume; use up; deplete (destructively)
to use up a large amount of something rapidly or in a way that causes serious reduction or loss
Examples
เครื่องปรับอากาศkrʉ̂ʉang-bpràp-aa-gàatเครื่องปรับอากาศkrʉ̂ʉang-bpràp-aa-gàatair conditioner; AC unitเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ผลาญplǎanผลาญplǎan1[to] squander; waste; fritter away2[to] consume; use up; deplete (destructively)3[to] ravage; lay waste (literary/figurative)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofค่าไฟkâa-faiค่าไฟkâa-faielectricity bill/chargeพุ่งpûngพุ่งpûng1[to] dart; rush; lunge; shoot forward2[to] soar; spike (increase rapidly)3[to] thrust; propel; launch4[to] aim; point (toward/at)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)เดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moon
This old air conditioner uses up electricity so much that the bill soars every month.
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เขาkǎoขับรถkàp-rótติดเครื่องdtìt-krʉ̂ʉangทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiทั้งวันtáng-wanผลาญplǎanน้ำมันnám-manไปbpaiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเต็มdtemถังtǎng
He left the car running all day, using up almost a full tank of fuel.
กระบวนการผลิตgrà-buuan-gaan-pà-lìtที่tîiไม่มีประสิทธิภาพmâi-mii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâapกำลังgam-langผลาญplǎanทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtโดยdooiไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpen
The inefficient production process is rapidly consuming the company’s resources unnecessarily.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiที่tîiขาดkàatการวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnผลาญplǎanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâaiสร้างsâangประโยชน์bprà-yòotที่tîiยั่งยืนyâng-yʉʉn
The poorly planned policy rapidly uses up a massive budget but does not create sustainable benefits.
3VerbC1
[to] ravage; lay waste (literary/figurative)
to bring about severe destruction or ruin; to lay waste to something, often figuratively or in elevated style
Examples
ไฟป่าfai-bpàaไฟป่าfai-bpàawildfire; bushfire; forest fireผลาญplǎanผลาญplǎan1[to] squander; waste; fritter away2[to] consume; use up; deplete (destructively)3[to] ravage; lay waste (literary/figurative)ไร่râiไร่râi1farm; plantation; field2rai (area unit)ข้าวโพดkâao-pôotข้าวโพดkâao-pôot1corn; maize (plant)2corn; maize (food)3classifier: ears/cobs of corn (ฝัก)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastหลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalแปลงbplɛɛngแปลงbplɛɛng1[to] transform; convert; modify; adapt2plot; parcel (of land); garden bed3classifier: plots/sections (of land, garden beds)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnเดือดร้อนdʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔn1[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubled2[to] be affected; be inconvenienced; be put out
The forest fire laid waste to several corn fields, causing hardship for the villagers.
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สงครามsǒng-kraamที่tîiยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaผลาญplǎanบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉangจนjonเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangซากsâakและlɛ́ความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamที่tîiปวดร้าวbpùuat-ráao
The prolonged war laid the country to waste, leaving only ruins and painful memories.
ความโลภkwaam-lôopที่tîiไม่รู้mâi-rúuจบjòpมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatพอจะpɔɔ-jàผลาญplǎanจริยธรรมjà-rí-yá-tamของkɔ̌ɔngสังคมsǎng-komจนjonแหลกลาญlɛ̀ɛk-laan
Bottomless greed has the power to lay waste to a society’s ethics until they are shattered.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiที่tîiขาดkàatวิสัยทัศน์wí-sǎi-tátสามารถsǎa-mâatผลาญplǎanโอกาสoo-gàatของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonทั้งtángรุ่นrûnให้hâiสูญสลายsǔun-sà-lǎaiไปbpaiกับgàpความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatเชิงโครงสร้างchəəng-kroong-sâang
Visionless policies can lay to waste an entire generation’s opportunities, lost to structural failures.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ผล, the first consonant ผ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
plǎan
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |