ละลาย(lá-laai)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] melt
to change from a solid to a liquid due to heat (e.g., ice melting)
Examples
น้ำแข็งnáam kăengน้ำแข็งnáam kăeng1ice2ice cube(s)วางไว้waang wáiวางไว้waang wái1[to] put; place (and leave)2[to] set aside; reserveบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ละลายlá-laaiละลายlá-laai1[to] dissolve2[to] liquidate; dissolve (assets/company); disband (unit)3[to] melt
The ice was left on the table and melted.
2VerbA2
[to] dissolve
to mix a solid into a liquid so that it becomes part of the liquid (e.g., sugar dissolving in water)
Examples
ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)น้ำตาลnáam dtaanน้ำตาลnáam dtaan1sugar2brown (color)3sweetness (taste)ลงในlong naiลงในlong nai1to put into; to enter (data into)2into; onto; inชาchaaชาchaa1tea2numb; without sensation3[to] go numb; become numb4astringent; puckeryแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitละลายlá-laaiละลายlá-laai1[to] dissolve2[to] liquidate; dissolve (assets/company); disband (unit)3[to] melt
Add sugar to the tea and stir to dissolve it.
3VerbC1
[to] liquidate; dissolve (assets/company); disband (unit)
to convert assets to cash, close a company, or formally disband a group or unit; also used for breaking up an organization
Examples
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationขาดทุนkàat tunขาดทุนkàat tun1[to] incur a loss2unprofitable; at a loss3loss (financial)4[to] be at a disadvantage; not worth it (fig.)ต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuangต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuang1continuously; continually2continuous; continualจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผู้ถือหุ้นpôo tĕu hûnผู้ถือหุ้นpôo tĕu hûnshareholder; stockholderลงมติlong má-dtìลงมติlong má-dtì[to] vote; [to] decide by voteให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเลิกกิจการlôoek gìt-jà-gaanเลิกกิจการlôoek gìt-jà-gaan[to] close a businessและláeและláeand (coordinating)ละลายlá-laaiละลายlá-laai1[to] dissolve2[to] liquidate; dissolve (assets/company); disband (unit)3[to] meltทรัพย์sápทรัพย์sáp1property; assets2wealth; riches3estate; assets (legal)
The company kept losing money until the shareholders voted to dissolve the business.
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Word Breakdown
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ละลายlá-laaiละลายlá-laai[to] melt