ล่มสลาย

lôm-sà-lǎai

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] collapse; disintegrate; fall apart

to collapse or break down completely, especially of organizations, regimes, alliances, empires, communities, or systems

Examples

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2VerbB2

[to] fall through; unravel; fail completely

to come to a complete failure or end, used for plans, negotiations, relationships, hopes, or dreams

Examples

His dream of studying abroad collapsed because of financial problems.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is ล่มสลาย said ล่ม-สะ-หลาย?

lôm-sà-lǎai

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

lôm

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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