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แพ้

pɛ́ɛverbtonehigh tonehigh
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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1v.

be defeatedlexitron

2v.

lose; be beaten; be inferiorlexitron

3v.

to defeat; to overcome; to win(archaic)wiktionary

4v.

to be defeated; to lose; to be overcomewiktionary

5v.

to be allergic (to); to have an allergy (to)wiktionary

6v.

to be unable to stand, bear, or handle(slang)wiktionary

Built from

From Proto-Tai *beːꟲ (“to defeat; to be defeated”). Cognate with Isan แพ้ (phɛɛ⁵), Lao ແພ້ (phǣ), Northern Thai ᨻᩯ᩶ (pɛɛ⁶), Khün ᨻᩯ᩶ (pɛɛ⁵), Lü ᦶᦗᧉ (pae²), Tai Dam ꪵꪝ꫁ (ꞌpẹ), Shan ပႄႉ (pâ̰ae), Tai Nüa ᥙᥥᥳ (pė). Compare Middle Chinese 敗 (MC baejH).