ผลาญ

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ผลาญ pʰ l ā ɲ
Phonemic		ผฺลาน pʰ ̥ l ā n
Romanization	Paiboon	plǎan
	Royal Institute	phlan
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰlaːn˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ผลาญ • (plǎan) (abstract noun การผลาญ)

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