Nature and weather ภัยแล้ง pai-láeng
drought noun
- pai mid
- láeng high
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Parts: ภัยpai danger, disaster แล้งláeng dry, without rain
How to use it
แล้งláeng means dry for lack of rain, and the hot months before the rains are also called หน้าแล้งnâa-láeng, the dry season. When the rains come late, the news reports ภัยแล้งpai-láeng, "dry disaster", which hits rice farmers in Isan and the North hardest.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- phai laeng
- phailaeng
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