Thai

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Etymology

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From Old Khmer phlañ. Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩖᩣ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຜານ (phān).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicผลาญ
pʰ l ā ɲ
Phonemic
ผฺลาน
pʰ ̥ l ā n
RomanizationPaiboonplǎan
Royal Institutephlan
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰlaːn˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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ผลาญ (plǎan) (abstract noun การผลาญ)

  1. to destroy; to ruin.
  2. to waste (a resource or property).