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| เปื่อย bpeuuayL |
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| 1. | [usualy preceded by เน่า  ] [of a carcass, corpse, or wound] [is] rotten; decomposed; disintegrated; to become decayed |
| 2. | [of cooked food] [is] soft; tender |
| 3. | [is] falling apart |
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| Phonemic Thai | เปื่อย |
| IPA | pɯ̀ːaj |
| Royal Thai General System | pueay |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [usualy preceded by เน่า ] [of a carcass, corpse, or wound] [is] rotten; decomposed; disintegrated; to become decayed | ||
| examples | เน่าเปื่อย | naoF bpeuuayL | decay |
| แผลเปื่อย | phlaaeR bpeuuayL | ulcer | |
| ยาต้านแผลเปื่อยพุพอง | yaaM dtaanF phlaaeR bpeuuayL phooH phaawngM | antiulcerative drugs | |
| แผลเปื่อยพุพอง | phlaaeR bpeuuayL phooH phaawngM | ulcer | |
| ต้มจนเปื่อย | dtohmF johnM bpeuuayL | [is] completely taken in; totally ripped off; taken for all one is worth | |
| 2. [adjective, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [of cooked food] [is] soft; tender | ||
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| related word | ยุ่ย | yuyF | to soften by boiling or heating |
| sample sentence | แม่ค้าก๋วยเตี๋ยวเคี่ยวเนื้อจนเปื่อย maaeF khaaH guayR dtiaaoR khiaaoF neuuaH johnM bpeuuayL "The noodle soup cook simmered the meat until it was tender." | ||
| 3. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] falling apart | ||
| related word | ยุ่ย | yuyF | to crumble; to disintegrate; to break up |
| example | เรื่อยเปื่อย | reuuayF bpeuuayL | continuously and aimlessly |
