decay
/dɪˈkeɪ/
US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈkeɪ/
dɪˈkeɪ
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
dɪ - ˈkeɪ -> decay
Myanmar meaning
(v) ဆွေးသည်။ ယိုယွင်းပျက်စီးသည်။ (သွား) ပိုးစားသည်။ ယိုယွင်းသည်။ ဆုတ်ယုတ်သည်။ ကျဆင်းသည်။ (n) ယိုယွင်းပျက်စီးခြင်း။ ယိုယွင်းနေသော အခြေအနေ။
Full entry
၁။ ဆွေးသည်။ ယိုယွင်းပျက်စီးသည်။ (သွား) ပိုးစားသည်။
decaying teeth/vegetables ❍ (fig ) decaying buildings ❍ Sugar decays your teeth.
၂။ ယိုယွင်းသည်။ ဆုတ်ယုတ်သည်။ ကျဆင်းသည်။ a decaying culture/society/regime ❍ Our powers decay in old age.
n [U] ယိုယွင်းပျက်စီးခြင်း။ ယိုယွင်းနေသော အခြေအနေ။
tooth decay ❍ radioactive decay ❍ urban/economic/spiritual decay ❍ The feudal system slowly fell into decay (ie stopped working).
More examples
Synonyms
decompose, rot, grow moldy, molder, fester, perish, crumble, putrefy, corrode, waste away, adulteration, atrophy, be impaired, become contaminated, blight, break up, breaking down, caries, collapse, consumption, corrosion, crumbling, curdle, decadence, decline, decomposition, decrease, decrepitude, defile, degeneracy, degenerate, degeneration, depreciate, depreciation, deteriorate, deterioration, dilapidation, discolor, disintegrate, disintegration, disrepair, dissolution, dissolve, downfall, dry-rot, dwindle, dwindling, dying, extinction, fade, fading, fail, failing, fall off, falling-off, falloff, gangrene, get worse, go bad, go to seed, go to the dogs, hit rock bottom, hit the skids, impairment, lessen, mildew, mold, mortification, mortify, pejorate, perishing, pollute, putrefaction, putresce, putrescence, putridity, putridness, reach depths, rotting, ruin, ruination, rust, sap, senescence, shrivel, sicken, sink, slump, spoil, spoilage, spoilation, suppurate, turn, wane, waning, wasting, wasting away, weaken, wear away, wither, withering
Antonyms
ascend, ascent, brighten, build, building, color, combine, construction, develop, development, enlarge, expand, extend, flourish, germinate, germination, grow, growth, help, improve, improvement, increase, make well, morality, prosper, put together, raise, ripen, ripening, rise, strength, strengthen, strengthening, unite
Cross references
Study this word
Pattern match
Example practice
Mini quizWhat is the Myanmar meaning of “decay”?
Try to say the meaning first, then reveal the answer.