พิฆาต
pí-kâatMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] kill; [to] destroy; [to] slay
to kill or slay; to destroy completely; used in formal or literary style.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)อัศวินàt-sà-winอัศวินàt-sà-win1knight (medieval warrior)2knight (title)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderดาบdàapดาบdàap1sword2Police Senior Sergeant Major (Thai rank); ดาบตำรวจวิเศษwí-sèetวิเศษwí-sèet1excellent; wonderful2magical; supernatural3special; exceptionalเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofพิฆาตpí-kâatพิฆาตpí-kâat[to] kill; [to] destroy; [to] slayมังกรmang-gɔɔnมังกรmang-gɔɔn1dragon (mythical creature)2Dragon (Chinese zodiac sign)3powerful figure; tycoon (figurative)
In the tale, the knight used a magic sword to slay the dragon.
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กองทัพgɔɔng-tápของkɔ̌ɔngพระเจ้าอเล็กซานเดอร์มหาราชprá-jâao-à-lèk-saan-də̂ə-má-hǎa-râatสามารถsǎa-mâatพิฆาตpí-kâatจักรวรรดิเปอร์เซียjàk-grà-wàt-bpəə-siiaที่tîiยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiได้dâai
The army of Alexander the Great was able to destroy the great Persian Empire.
มาตรการmâat-dtrà gaanขั้นkânเด็ดขาดdèt kàatนี้néeมีmeeจุดมุ่งหมายjùt mûng măaiเพื่อpêuuaพิฆาตpí-kâatเครือข่ายkreuua kàaiองค์กรong gonอาชญากรรมàat-chá-yaa-gamให้hâiสิ้นซากsîn sâak
This drastic measure aims to completely destroy the criminal organization's network.
ในnaiมหากาพย์má-hăa-gàapรามายณะraa-maa-yá-náหนุมานhà-nú-maanได้รับมอบหมายdâi ráp môp măaiให้hâiไปbpaiพิฆาตpí-kâatเหล่าlàoเสsăyนาnaaยักษ์yákของkŏngทศกัณฐ์tót-sà-gan
In the epic Ramayana, Hanuman was assigned to slay Ravana's demon commanders.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พิฆาต said พิ-คาด?
pí-kâat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pí
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |