ละสี
lá sĕe
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] fade; lose color
to become lighter in color or lose pigmentation over time (e.g., fabric, paint, print)
Examples
ผ้าม่านpâa mâanผ้าม่านpâa mâancurtain; drapeผืนpĕunผืนpĕun1sheet; stretch (flat expanse)2classifier (flat expanses/items)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตากแดดdtàak dàetตากแดดdtàak dàet1[to] sun‑dry; dry [sth] in the sun2[to] be out in the sun; expose oneself to sunlightทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ละสีlá sĕeละสีlá sĕe1[to] fade; lose color2[to] bleach; decolorize; remove colorไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too muchแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
This curtain has been exposed to the sun every day, so now its color has faded a lot.
2VerbB2
[to] bleach; decolorize; remove color
to cause color to be lost or taken away from [sth], often by chemicals or washing (e.g., bleach fabric, strip paint)
Examples
ช่างเฟอร์นิเจอร์châang fer-ní-jerช่างเฟอร์นิเจอร์châang fer-ní-jerfurniture maker; furniture carpenterต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]น้ำยาลอกสีnám yaa lôk sĕeน้ำยาลอกสีnám yaa lôk sĕepaint remover; paint stripperเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofละสีlá sĕeละสีlá sĕe1[to] fade; lose color2[to] bleach; decolorize; remove colorเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newออกจากòk jàakออกจากòk jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)โต๊ะไม้dtó máaiโต๊ะไม้dtó máaiwooden tableก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
The furniture maker has to use paint stripper to remove the old color from the wooden table first.
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Word Breakdown
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ละสีlá sĕeละสีlá sĕe[to] fade; lose color