พังทลาย(pang tá-laai)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] collapse; crumble; cave in

to fall in or break down suddenly into pieces or ruin (e.g., walls, cliffs, structures)

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourกำแพงgam-paengกำแพงgam-paeng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newพังทลายลงpang tá-laai longพังทลายลงpang tá-laai long1[to] collapse; [to] cave in; [to] crumble2[to] collapse (figurative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
After heavy rain, the old wall collapsed.
2VerbB2

[to] be ruined; disintegrate (figurative)

to fail or be destroyed to the point it cannot continue (e.g., plans, systems, relationships)

Examples

เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)วิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt sèt-tà-gìtวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt sèt-tà-gìteconomic crisisแผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotขยายkà-yăaiขยายkà-yăai1[to] expand; enlarge; extend2[to] lengthen; prolong3[to] magnify; zoom in4[to] elaborate; clarify5[to] spread; propagate; proliferateกิจการgìt-jà-gaanกิจการgìt-jà-gaan1business; enterprise2affairs; operationsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพังทลายลงpang tá-laai longพังทลายลงpang tá-laai long1[to] collapse; [to] cave in; [to] crumble2[to] collapse (figurative)
When the economic crisis occurred, the company's expansion plan collapsed.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

หักพังhàk pangหักพังhàk pang[to] collapse; [to] be in ruins

[to] collapse; [to] be in ruins

ล่มสลายlôm sà-lăaiล่มสลายlôm sà-lăai1[to] collapse; disintegrate; fall apart2[to] fall through; unravel; fail completely
  • [to] collapse; disintegrate; fall apart
  • [to] fall through; unravel; fail completely
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)
พังถล่มpang tà-lòmพังถล่มpang tà-lòm1[to] collapse; cave in (completely)2[to] fall apart; be ruined (figurative)
  • [to] collapse; cave in (completely)
  • [to] fall apart; be ruined (figurative)
พังพินาศpang pí-nâatพังพินาศpang pí-nâat1[to] be ruined; collapse; be destroyed2ruined; devastated; in ruins
  • [to] be ruined; collapse; be destroyed
  • ruined; devastated; in ruins

Word Breakdown

พังpangพังpang1[to] break down; collapse; fall apart2ruined; a mess (plans/situations)3broken; not working4broke; flat broke (slang)Part 1
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ทลายtá-laaiทลายtá-laai1[to] collapse; cave in2[to] demolish; break down3[to] raid and dismantle (illegal activity)Part 2
พังทลายpang tá-laaiพังทลายpang tá-laai[to] collapse; crumble; cave in