ก่อศึก
gɔ̀ɔ-sʉ̀kMeaning
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[to] start a war; provoke conflict
To start a war or cause fighting or conflict.
Examples
ผู้นำpûu-namผู้นำpûu-nam1leader (person)2leading entity in a fieldคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personก่อศึกgɔ̀ɔ-sʉ̀kก่อศึกgɔ̀ɔ-sʉ̀k[to] start a war; provoke conflictกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ประเทศเพื่อนบ้านbprà-têet-pʉ̂ʉan-bâanประเทศเพื่อนบ้านbprà-têet-pʉ̂ʉan-bâanneighboring country; neighboring stateทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toหนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)เมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)
This leader started a war with a neighboring country, forcing people to flee the city.
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แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàเจรจากันjee-rá-jaa-ganกษัตริย์gà-sàtกลับglàpเลือกlʉ̂ʉakก่อศึกgɔ̀ɔ-sʉ̀kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแย่งชิงyɛ̂ɛng-chingดินแดนdin-dɛɛn
Instead of negotiating, the king chose to start a war to seize territory.
การgaanส่งทหารsòng-tá-hǎanข้ามพรมแดนkâam-prom-dɛɛnครั้งนี้kráng-níiถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenการgaanก่อศึกgɔ̀ɔ-sʉ̀kมากกว่าmâak-gwàaการป้องกันgaan-bpɔ̂ng-ganตนเองdton-eeng
Sending troops across the border this time was seen as starting a war rather than an act of self-defense.
แม้mɛ́ɛที่ปรึกษาtîi-bprʉ̀k-sǎaจะjàเตือนdtʉʉanถึงtʉ̌ngผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonผู้นำpûu-namก็gɔ̂ยังyangตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiก่อศึกgɔ̀ɔ-sʉ̀kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขยายkà-yǎaiอำนาจam-nâat
Although his advisers warned about the impact on the people, the leader still decided to start a war to expand his power.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ก่อศึก said ก่อ-สึก?
gɔ̀ɔ-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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gɔ̀ɔ
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ก่อgɔ̀ɔก่อgɔ̀ɔ1[to] build; construct; pile (up)2[to] cause; bring about3[to] start; ignite; provoke4yes–no question particle (Northern Thai)[to] build; construct; pile (up)Part 1
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ก่อศึกgɔ̀ɔ-sʉ̀kก่อศึกgɔ̀ɔ-sʉ̀k[to] start a war; provoke conflict[to] start a war; provoke conflictWord