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| พิราลัย phiH raaM laiM |  |
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| 1. | [royal use only] heaven; the abode of พระอินทร์ (the God Indra); death |
| 2. | [royal use only] to pass away; to die; to go to heaven |
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| Phonemic Thai | พิ-รา-ลัย |
| IPA | pʰíʔ raː laj |
| Royal Thai General System | phiralai |
| 1. [noun, formal, archaic, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | [royal use only] heaven; the abode of พระอินทร์ (the God Indra); death | ||
| notes | Used with เจ้าประเทศราช or the colony kings and สมเด็จเจ้าพระยา (a rank higher than เจ้าพระยา, now obsolete; the first order of government official, now obsolete). | ||
| example | ถึงแก่พิราลัย  | theungR gaaeL phiH raaM laiM | [royal use only] to pass away; to die; to go to heaven |
| 2. [verb, intransitive, formal, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | [royal use only] to pass away; to die; to go to heaven | ||
| related words | ซี้ | seeH | [colloquial slang, used comically] to die |
| ซี้ม่องเท่ง | seeH maawngF thengF | [see ม่องเท่ง ] | |
| ดับขันธ์ | dapL khanR | [used with revered senior Buddhist monks] to pass away; to die | |
| เด๊ด | detH | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] dead | |
| เดี้ยง | diiangF | [colloquial slang, used comically] dead; to die | |
 ตาย | dtaaiM | [general] to die; be dead; perish; decease; expire; terminate; pass away; (car) stop (working) | |
| ถึงแก่กรรม | theungR gaaeL gamM | [formal term for all] to pass away; to die | |
| ถึงแก่พิราลัย | theungR gaaeL phiH raaM laiM | [royal use only] to pass away; to die; to go to heaven | |
| ถึงแก่อนิจกรรม | theungR gaaeL aL nitH jaL gamM | [used with those who hold the rank of พระยา ] to pass away; to die | |
| ถึงแก่อสัญกรรม | theungR gaaeL aL sanR yaH gamM | [used with those who hold the rank of เจ้าพระยา ] to pass away; to die | |
| ถึงชีพิตักษัย | theungR cheeM phiH dtakL saiR | [used with princes with the rank of พระองค์เจ้า] to pass away; to die | |
| ทิวงคต | thiH wohngM khohtH | [used with พระยุพราช or เจ้าฟ้า who was given special rank] to pass away; to die; to go to heaven | |
| มตะ | maH dtaL | has passed away; died | |
| มรณ | maawM raH naH | death; the act of dying; cessation | |
| มรณกรรม | maawM raH naH gamM | death | |
| มรณภาพ | maawM raH naH phaapF | [used with Buddhist monks and novices] to pass away; to die | |
| ม้วย | muayH | [usually used in poetry] to die; to perish; to terminate; to come to an end; to be destroyed; to be finished | |
| ม้วยมรณ์ | muayH maawM raH | [usually used in poetry] to die; to pass away | |
| ม่อง | maawngF | [colloquial slang, used comically] to die | |
| ม่องเท่ง | maawngF thengF | [colloquial slang, used comically] to die | |
| มอดม้วยมรณา | maawtF muayH maawM raH naaM | [usually used in poetry] to die; to perish; to terminate; to come to an end; to be destroyed; to be finished | |
| ล่วงลับ | luaangF lapH | [a common term for all and euphemism for] to die; to be deceased (late); to pass away | |
| สวรรคต | saL wanR khohtH | [used with the king, the queen, the king's mother, the princess mother, the crown princess] to pass away; to die; to go to heaven | |
| สวรรคาลัย | saL wanR khaaM laiM | [used with high ranking members of the royal family] to go to heaven; to pass away; to die | |
| สิ้นใจ | sinF jaiM | [euphemism for] to die; to breathe one's last | |
| สิ้นปราณ | sinF bpraanM | [euphemism for] to breathe one's last; to pass away | |
| สิ้นพระชนม์ | sinF phraH chohnM | [used with those with the rank of พระองค์เจ้า and beyond] to pass away; to die | |
| สิ้นลม | sinF lohmM | [euphemism for] to breathe one's last | |
| เสีย | siiaR | [is] dead; not living | |
| เสียชีวิต | siiaR cheeM witH | [formal for all] to pass away | |
| หมดบุญ | mohtL boonM | [euphemism for] to die | |
| อนิจกรรม | aL nitH jaL gamM | death; demise; end; fate | |
| อสัญกรรม | aL sanR yaH gamM | death | |
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