ย่อยสลาย(yôi sà-lăai)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] digest; break down (food)

to break down food into simpler components by biological or chemical processes.

Examples

กระเพาะgrà-pɔ́กระเพาะgrà-pɔ́1stomach (organ)2animal stomach (tripe)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]กรดgròtกรดgròt1acid (chemistry)2acidic (of environment/solution)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ย่อยสลายyôi sà-lăaiย่อยสลายyôi sà-lăai1[to] decompose; biodegrade; break down2[to] digest; break down (food)อาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eats
Our stomach uses acid to break down food.
2VerbB2

[to] decompose; biodegrade; break down

to break down into simpler substances through natural processes, especially by microorganisms or environmental factors.

Examples

ถุงtŭngถุงtŭng1classifier: bags; sacks; packets2condom3bag; sack; pouchชนิดchà-nítชนิดchà-nít1kind; type; category2species; kind (biology)3classifier for kinds/typesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ย่อยสลายyôi sà-lăaiย่อยสลายyôi sà-lăai1[to] decompose; biodegrade; break down2[to] digest; break down (food)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)ตามธรรมชาติdtaam tam-má-châatตามธรรมชาติdtaam tam-má-châat1naturally; by nature2natural; not artificialภายในpaai naiภายในpaai nai1inside; internal2within (time limit); by3within; inside (place/scope)4inside; indoorsไม่กี่mâi gèeไม่กี่mâi gèe1a few; not many2only a few (of them)เดือนdeuuanเดือนdeuuan1the Moon; moon2month
This type of bag biodegrades naturally within a few months.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ย่อยyôiย่อยyôi1minor; subordinate; subsidiary2[to] digest3[to] decompose; break down4digestible; easy to digest
  • minor; subordinate; subsidiary
  • [to] digest
  • [to] decompose; break down
  • digestible; easy to digest
สลายตัวsà-lăai dtuuaสลายตัวsà-lăai dtuua1[to] break down; decompose; disintegrate2[to] disperse; disband (of a group)3[to] undergo radioactive decay4[to] dissipate; die out (of a phenomenon)
  • [to] break down; decompose; disintegrate
  • [to] disperse; disband (of a group)
  • [to] undergo radioactive decay
  • [to] dissipate; die out (of a phenomenon)
สลายsà-laaiสลายsà-laai1[to] dissolve; disintegrate2[to] disperse; break up (a crowd)3[to] dissipate; fade (emotion/tension)4[to] decay; decompose; break down
  • [to] dissolve; disintegrate
  • [to] disperse; break up (a crowd)
  • [to] dissipate; fade (emotion/tension)
  • [to] decay; decompose; break down
เสื่อมสลายsèuum sà-lăaiเสื่อมสลายsèuum sà-lăai[to] decay; [to] disintegrate

[to] decay; [to] disintegrate

เน่าเปื่อยnâo bpèuaiเน่าเปื่อยnâo bpèuai1[to] rot; [to] decompose2rotten; decayed
  • [to] rot; [to] decompose
  • rotten; decayed

Word Breakdown

ย่อยyôiย่อยyôi1minor; subordinate; subsidiary2[to] digest3[to] decompose; break down4digestible; easy to digestPart 1
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สลายsà-laaiสลายsà-laai1[to] dissolve; disintegrate2[to] disperse; break up (a crowd)3[to] dissipate; fade (emotion/tension)4[to] decay; decompose; break downPart 2
ย่อยสลายyôi sà-lăaiย่อยสลายyôi sà-lăai[to] digest; break down (food)