พังทลาย
pang-tá-laaiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] collapse; crumble; cave in
to fall in or break down suddenly into pieces or ruin (e.g., walls, cliffs, structures)
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourกำแพงgam-pɛɛngกำแพงgam-pɛɛng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedพังทลายลงpang-tá-laai-longพังทลายลงpang-tá-laai-long1[to] collapse; [to] cave in; [to] crumble2[to] collapse (figurative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect marker
After heavy rain, the old wall collapsed.
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เช้านี้cháao-níiเราraoพบว่าpóp-wâaตลิ่งdtà-lìngริมคลองrim-klɔɔngพังทลายpang-tá-laaiเพราะprɔ́น้ำnáamกัดเซาะgàt-sɔ́ทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn
This morning we found that the canal bank had collapsed due to erosion all night.
ช่างchâangเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaโครงสร้างอาคารkroong-sâang-aa-kaanส่วนหลังsùuan-lǎngคาkaaเริ่มrə̂əmร้าวráaoและlɛ́อาจàatพังทลายpang-tá-laaiได้dâaiถ้าtâaยังyangรับน้ำหนักráp-nám-nàkต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The technician warned that the roof structure has begun to crack and could collapse if it continues to bear weight.
หน้าผาnâa-pǎaที่tîiถูกtùukฝนfǒnชะcháอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangในnaiฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnพังทลายลงpang-tá-laai-longอย่างกะทันหันyàang-gà-tan-hǎnทำให้tam-hâiหินhǐnก้อนgɔ̂ɔnใหญ่yàiถล่มtà-lòmลงสู่long-sùuถนนtà-nǒn
A cliff eroded by continuous rain during the monsoon suddenly collapsed, causing large rocks to fall onto the road.
2VerbB2
[to] be ruined; disintegrate (figurative)
to fail or be destroyed to the point it cannot continue (e.g., plans, systems, relationships)
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìteconomic crisisแผนpɛ̌ɛnแผนpɛ̌ɛn1plan; strategy2scheme; plotขยายkà-yǎaiขยายkà-yǎai1[to] expand; enlarge; extend2[to] lengthen; prolong3[to] magnify; zoom in4[to] elaborate; clarifyกิจการgìt-jà-gaanกิจการgìt-jà-gaan1business; enterprise2affairs; operationsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)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.
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ความเชื่อใจkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-jaiกันganที่tîiสั่งสมมาsàng-sǒm-maaนานnaanพังทลายpang-tá-laaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakเกิดgə̀ətความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngครั้งใหญ่kráng-yài
The long-built trust collapsed after a major conflict.
ระบบควบคุมrá-bòp-kûuap-kumภายในpaai-naiอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛจนjonทำให้tam-hâiการบริหารgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanพังทลายpang-tá-laaiและlɛ́โครงการkroong-gaanต้องdtɔ̂ngยุติyú-dtì
The internal controls were so weak that management fell apart and the project had to stop.
เมื่อmêuuaกฎกติกาgòt gà-dti-gaaไม่เป็นธรรมmâi bpen tamความร่วมมือkwaam rûuam meuuในnaiทีมteemก็gâwค่อยๆkôi kôiพังทลายpang tá-laaiจนjonไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatเดินdernงานngaanต่อdtòได้dâi
When the rules are unfair, team cooperation gradually collapses until work cannot continue.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พังทลาย said พัง-ทะ-ลาย?
pang-tá-laai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
pang
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
พังpangพังpang1broken; not working2[to] break down; collapse; fall apart3ruined; a mess (plans/situations)4[to] demolish; wreck [sth]broken; not workingPart 1
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ทลายtá-laaiทลายtá-laai1[to] collapse; cave in2[to] demolish; break down3[to] raid and dismantle (illegal activity)[to] collapse; cave inPart 2
พังทลายpang-tá-laaiพังทลายpang-tá-laai[to] collapse; crumble; cave in[to] collapse; crumble; cave inWord