ลาญ
laanMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] destroy completely; obliterate
to destroy completely; to shatter or obliterate; to lay waste (often literary or formal).
Examples
สงครามsǒng-kraamสงครามsǒng-kraamwarได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerทำลายtam-laaiทำลายtam-laai1[to] destroy; ruin2[to] spoil; undermineเมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)ที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaambeautiful place; scenic spotจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofพังพินาศpang-pí-nâatพังพินาศpang-pí-nâat1[to] be ruined; collapse; be destroyed2ruined; devastated; in ruinsแหลกลาญlɛ̀ɛk-laanแหลกลาญlɛ̀ɛk-laan1[to] be shattered; be smashed to bits2shattered; ruined
The war completely destroyed the beautiful city, leaving it in ruins.
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พายุไซโคลนpaa-yú-sai-kloonพัดถล่มpát-tà-lòmอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngจนjonบ้านเรือนbâan-rʉʉanของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konแหลกลาญlɛ̀ɛk-laanไปbpaiในพริบตาnai-príp-dtaa
The cyclone struck violently, obliterating people's homes in an instant.
ความโลภkwaam lôhpของเขาkŏng kăoนำมาซึ่งnam maa sêungหายนะhăai-yá-náที่têeเผาผลาญpăo plăanทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างtúk sìng túk yàangที่têeเขาkăoสร้างsâangมาmaaจนjonแหลกลาญlàek laanสิ้นsîn
His greed brought about a catastrophe that utterly destroyed everything he had built.
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápผู้รุกรานpûu-rúk-raanยาตราทัพyaa-dtraa-tápผ่านpàanดินแดนdin-dɛɛnทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiซึ่งsʉ̂ngร่องรอยrɔ̂ng-rɔɔiแห่งhɛ̀ngความพินาศkwaam-pí-nâatแหลกลาญlɛ̀ɛk-laanตลอดเส้นทางdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-sên-taang
The invading army marched through the land, leaving a trail of utter destruction in its wake.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
laan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |