ผุสลาย
pù-sà-lǎaiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] rot away; [to] crumble
To rot, crumble, and break down into small pieces due to natural decay, typically used for physical materials like wood or bone.
Examples
สะพานไม้sà-paan máaiสะพานไม้sà-paan máaiwooden bridgeเก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)ผุpùผุpù1rotten; decayed; corroded; crumbly2[to] rot; decay; corrodeสลายไปsà-lăai bpaiสลายไปsà-lăai bpai[to] dissolve; [to] disintegrate; [to] disperseเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too muchแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardous
The old wooden bridge has rotted away a lot; it might be dangerous to cross.
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นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeพบpópกระดูกgrà-dòokมนุษย์má-nútโบราณboh-raanที่têeผุสลายpù sà-lăaiไปตามbpai dtaamกาลเวลาgaan way-laa
Archaeologists found ancient human bones that had crumbled over time.
คานkaanไม้máaiของkɔ̌ɔngบ้านร้างbâan-ráangผุสลายpù-sà-lǎaiจนjonไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatรับน้ำหนักráp-nám-nàkหลังคาlǎng-kaaได้dâaiอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The wooden beams of the abandoned house have rotted away to the point where they can no longer support the weight of the roof.
ซากsâakพืชpʉ̂ʉtที่tîiทับถมกันtáp-tǒm-ganในnaiหนองน้ำnɔ̌ɔng-náamได้dâaiผุสลายpù-sà-lǎaiและlɛ́เปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngสภาพsà-pâapเป็นbpenถ่านหินtàan-hǐnในnaiเวลาwee-laaหลายล้านlǎai-láanปีbpii
The plant remains that accumulated in the swamp rotted and transformed into coal over millions of years.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ผุสลาย said ผุ-สะ-หลาย?
pù-sà-lǎai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ผุpùผุpù1rotten; decayed; corroded; crumbly2[to] rot; decay; corroderotten; decayed; corroded; crumblyPart 1
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สลายsà-lǎaiสลายsà-lǎai1[to] dissolve; disintegrate2[to] disperse; break up (a crowd)3[to] dissipate; fade (emotion/tension)4[to] decay; decompose; break down[to] dissolve; disintegratePart 2
ผุสลายpù-sà-lǎaiผุสลายpù-sà-lǎai[to] rot away; [to] crumble[to] rot away; [to] crumbleWord