ภัยพิบัติ(pai pí-bàt)

Meanings

1NounB1

disaster; catastrophe

a destructive event causing widespread loss, damage, or suffering, often natural (e.g., flood, earthquake) or large-scale man-made

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)ภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàtภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàt1disaster; catastrophe2natural disasterชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightย้ายไปอยู่yáai bpai yòoย้ายไปอยู่yáai bpai yòo[to] relocate; move to live (somewhere else)ศูนย์พักพิงsŏon pák pingศูนย์พักพิงsŏon pák pingshelter; refuge centerชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time being
After the disaster, villagers had to move to a temporary shelter.
2NounB1

natural disaster

a major harmful event resulting from natural processes, such as storms, tsunamis, droughts, or landslides

Examples

ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1typhoon; cyclone2storm (figurative)3stormรุนแรงrun-raengรุนแรงrun-raeng1violent; severe; intense2violently; severely; intenselyทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrtทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrt1[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; lead to2[to] produce; generate; create (an effect/output)ภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàtภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàt1disaster; catastrophe2natural disasterทางธรรมชาติtaang tam-má-châatทางธรรมชาติtaang tam-má-châatnatural; by natural meansในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàt1provincial; upcountry (attrib., often before nouns)2province
This year, severe storms caused natural disasters in many provinces.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ภัยpaiภัยpai1danger; hazard; threat2disaster; calamityPart 1
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พิบัติpí-bàtพิบัติpí-bàt1disaster; calamity2[to] suffer calamity; be ruinedPart 2
ภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàtภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàtdisaster; catastrophe