กุลิศ
gù-lítMeaning
1NounC2
axe (literary)
A literary word for an axe, a tool or weapon with a heavy blade attached to a handle.
Examples
คนตัดไม้kon-dtàt-máaiคนตัดไม้kon-dtàt-máaiwoodcutter; lumberjackในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกุลิศgù-lítกุลิศgù-lítaxe (literary)โค่นkôonโค่นkôon1[to] fell; cut down2[to] overthrow; topple; defeat decisivelyต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)นำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guide3[to] lead; be aheadไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivated
The woodcutter in the tale uses an axe to fell trees and then uses the timber to build a house.
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ชายชราchaai-chá-raaยกyókกุลิศgù-lítขึ้นkʉ̂nเหนือnʉ̌ʉaศีรษะsǐi-sàก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฟันfanลงบนlong-bonท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaผ่าpàaเป็นbpenฟืนfʉʉn
The old man raised his axe above his head before bringing it down on a log to split it into firewood.
นักรบnák-rópใช้cháiกุลิศgù-lítฟันfanโล่lôoไม้máaiของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamจนjonแตกdtɛ̀ɛkก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàรุกไล่rúk-lâiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The warrior shattered his opponent's wooden shield with his axe before pressing forward.
ใต้dtâaiร่มไม้rôm-máaiที่tîiทอดtɔ̂ɔtเงาngaoครึ้มkrʉ́mคนตัดฟืนkon-dtàt-fʉʉnยังคงyang-kongเงื้อngʉ́ʉaกุลิศgù-lítสับsàpท่อนไม้tɔ̂n-máaiอย่างyàangไม่รู้mâi-rúuเหน็ดเหนื่อยnèt-nʉ̀ʉaiมีmiiเพียงpiiangเสียงsǐiangคมkomเหล็กlèkกระทบgrà-tópเนื้อไม้nʉ́ʉa-máaiที่tîiทำลายtam-laaiความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapของkɔ̌ɔngยามบ่ายyaam-bàai
Beneath the deep shade of the trees, the woodcutter tirelessly raised his axe and chopped the logs; only the sound of steel striking wood disturbed the afternoon stillness.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |