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อัมพาต

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Thai

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Etymology

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From อัม (am, sickness) +‎ พาต (pâat, wind); literally "wind of sickness" or "wind sickness".

Compare Lao ອຳມະພາດ (ʼam ma phāt).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicอัมพาต
ɒ ạ m b ā t
Phonemic
อำ-มะ-พาด
ɒ å – m a – b ā ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonam-má-pâat
Royal Instituteam-ma-phat
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔam˧.ma˦˥.pʰaːt̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

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อัมพาต (am-má-pâat)

  1. (pathology) paralysis.
  2. (slang) paralysis: state of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act.
    การจราจรอัมพาต
    gaan-jà-raa-jɔɔn am-má-pâat
    Traffic paralysis.

Verb

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อัมพาต (am-má-pâat) (abstract noun การอัมพาต)

  1. (pathology) to be paralysed.
  2. (slang) to be paralysed: to be in a state of helpless stoppage, inactivity, or inability to act.
    การจราจรอัมพาต
    gaan-jà-raa-jɔɔn am-má-pâat
    Paralysed traffic.

Derived terms

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