พิบัติภัย(pí-bàt pai)
Meanings
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disaster; calamity
A severe event causing great damage, loss, or suffering, especially large‑scale natural or man‑made disasters; formal. See also ภัยพิบัติภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàt1disaster; catastrophe2natural disaster.
Examples
ปีที่แล้วbpee têe láewปีที่แล้วbpee têe láew1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)เมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ประสบbprà-sòpประสบbprà-sòp1[to] experience; encounter2[to] meet with; be faced withพิบัติภัยpí-bàt paiพิบัติภัยpí-bàt paidisaster; calamityน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be flooded3to be overwhelmed (fig.)ครั้งใหญ่kráng yàiครั้งใหญ่kráng yài1major; large-scale (used with ครั้ง)2big time; severelyหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightอพยพòp-pá-yópอพยพòp-pá-yóp1[to] migrate; relocate (settlement)2[to] evacuate (for safety)ออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave home
Last year, this city experienced a major flood disaster; many families had to evacuate their homes.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàtภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàt1disaster; catastrophe2natural disaster
- disaster; catastrophe
- natural disaster
หายนะhăai-yá-náหายนะhăai-yá-nádisaster; catastrophe; calamity
disaster; catastrophe; calamity
สาธารณภัยsăa-taa-rá-ná-paiสาธารณภัยsăa-taa-rá-ná-pai1public disaster; public hazard2public calamity (legal/administrative)
- public disaster; public hazard
- public calamity (legal/administrative)
มหันตภัยmá-hăn-dtà-paiมหันตภัยmá-hăn-dtà-paicatastrophe; great danger
catastrophe; great danger
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
Word Breakdown
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พิบัติภัยpí-bàt paiพิบัติภัยpí-bàt paidisaster; calamity