แพ้
pɛ́ɛverb
to lose
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1v.
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).
Words built from it
แพ้ inside longer wordsA note on usage
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