pillage
/ˈpɪlɪdʒ/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈpɪlɪdʒ/
pillage
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- 2 syllables
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- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
pil - lage -> pillage
Myanmar meaning
(n) လုယက်တိုက်ခိုက်ခြင်း။
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pillage /'pÇlÇdʒ/ n [U] (fml )
(အထူးသဖြင့် စစ်အတွင်း၌ စစ်သားများ) လုယက်ဖျက်ဆီးမှု။ horrific accounts of widespread rape and pillage.
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၁။ လုယက်တိုက်ဖျက်သည်။ The town was pillaged by the invading army.
၂။ ဗုန်းသည်။ (fig ) money pillaged from pension funds. ❍ They went looting and pillaging. See also loot, plunder
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plunder, sack, rob, steal, embezzle, despoil, appropriate, arrogate, booty, confiscate, depredate, desecrate, desolate, destroy, devastate, devour, gut, invade, lay waste, lift, loot, maraud, nab, pilfer, pinch, prize, purloin, raid, ransack, ravage, rifle, ruin, spoil, spoils, spoliate, strip, taking, thieve, trespass, waste
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