กลศึก
gon-sʉ̀kMeaning
1NounB2
stratagem; military tactics
tricks, ruses, or tactical plans used in warfare; the art of devising strategic maneuvers in battle
Examples
แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-táp1general; army commander2chief leader; head of a major effort (figurative)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกลศึกgon-sʉ̀kกลศึกgon-sʉ̀kstratagem; military tacticsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชาญฉลาดchaan-chà-làatชาญฉลาดchaan-chà-làatsmart; shrewd; prudentเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาชนะao-chá-náเอาชนะao-chá-ná1[to] defeat; beat; prevail (over an opponent)2[to] overcome; surmount (a problem/feeling)ข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kenemy; foe (military)
The general used a clever tactic to defeat the enemy.
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Reading the 'Three Kingdoms' allows us to learn many military strategies.
กลศึกgon-sʉ̀kพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanอย่างหนึ่งyàang-nʉ̀ngคือkʉʉการgaanแสร้งทำเป็นsɛ̂ɛng-tam-bpenล่าถอยlâa-tɔ̌ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaล่อlɔ̂ɔให้hâiข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kเข้ามาkâo-maaติดกับdtìt-gàp
One fundamental military tactic is to feign a retreat in order to lure the enemy into a trap.
ในnaiโลกlôhkธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtบริษัทbor-rí-sàtต่างๆdtàang-dtàangก็gâwมักจะmák jàใช้cháiกลศึกgon sèukเพื่อpêuuaชิงchingความได้เปรียบkwaam dâai bprìiapทางการค้าtaang gaan káaจากjàakคู่แข่งkôo kàeng
In the business world, companies also often use strategic ruses to gain a commercial advantage over their competitors.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กลศึก said กล-สึก?
gon-sʉ̀k
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กลศึกgon-sʉ̀kกลศึกgon-sʉ̀kstratagem; military tacticsstratagem; military tacticsWord