พิบัติ

pí-bàt

Meanings

1NounB2

disaster; calamity

a catastrophic event causing great harm, damage, or suffering

Examples

ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)เตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam1[to] prepare [sb/sth] for [sth]2[to] be prepared; be ready3[to] prepare; get readyแผนอพยพpăen òp-pá-yópแผนอพยพpăen òp-pá-yópevacuation planไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveเผื่อpèuuaเผื่อpèuua1in case; just in case2[to] set aside; reserve (for later/for [sb])3[to] allow for; take into account4lest; for fear that (rare/lit.)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)พิบัติpí-bàtพิบัติpí-bàt1disaster; calamity2[to] suffer calamity; be ruinedน้ำท่วมฉับพลันnáam tûuam chàp planน้ำท่วมฉับพลันnáam tûuam chàp planflash flood
The community prepared an evacuation plan in case a catastrophic flash flood occurs.
2NounC1

[to] suffer calamity; be ruined

to experience or be afflicted by severe disaster or ruin (literary/formal, often in set phrases)

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightพิบัติpí-bàtพิบัติpí-bàt1disaster; calamity2[to] suffer calamity; be ruinedลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingวิกฤตwí-grìtวิกฤตwí-grìt1crisis2critical; at a crisis pointครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเริ่มต้นrêrm dtônเริ่มต้นrêrm dtôn1[to] begin; start; commence2initial; at the start; introductory3beginning; start; outsetชีวิตใหม่chee-wít màiชีวิตใหม่chee-wít mài1new life; fresh start2new lease of life; renewal
Many village families were ruined by that crisis and had to start their lives over.

Related Words

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วิบัติwí-bàtวิบัติwí-bàt1linguistic corruption; severe misuse2degenerate; depraved (moral/cultural)3calamity; ruin; catastrophe4disastrous; ruinous
  • linguistic corruption; severe misuse
  • degenerate; depraved (moral/cultural)
  • calamity; ruin; catastrophe
  • disastrous; ruinous
หายนะhăai-yá-náหายนะhăai-yá-nádisaster; catastrophe; calamity

disaster; catastrophe; calamity

พังพินาศpang pí-nâatพังพินาศpang pí-nâat1[to] be ruined; collapse; be destroyed2ruined; devastated; in ruins
  • [to] be ruined; collapse; be destroyed
  • ruined; devastated; in ruins
ภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàtภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàt1disaster; catastrophe2natural disaster
  • disaster; catastrophe
  • natural disaster
มหันตภัยmá-hăn-dtà-paiมหันตภัยmá-hăn-dtà-paicatastrophe; great danger

catastrophe; great danger