เปลือง(bpleuuang)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
wasteful; resource-intensive
using more money, time, energy, or resources than necessary; consuming a lot
Examples
เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onแอร์aeแอร์ae1air conditioner; AC2air conditioning; AC (cool air/system)3flight attendant (colloq.)ทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole dayเปลืองไฟbpleuuang faiเปลืองไฟbpleuuang faipower-hungry; uses a lot of electricityมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Running the air conditioner all day uses a lot of electricity.
2VerbA2
[to] waste; use up excessively
to use, spend, or consume something more than needed; to squander
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offปล่อยbplòiปล่อยbplòi1[to] let go; release2[to] allow; let3[to] release (media/info)4[to] neglect; let [sth] slide5leave it; forget it6[to] emit; dischargeน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ไหลlăiไหลlăi1[to] flow; run (liquid)2[to] stream; trickle down3[to] leak; discharge4the flow; currentนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)มันเปลืองman bpleuuangมันเปลืองman bpleuuang1it’s wasteful; not worth it2uses up resources
Don’t let the water run for long; it’s wasteful.