ข้าศึก
kâa-sʉ̀kMeaning
1NounB1
enemy; foe (military)
An enemy force or hostile army, used mainly in military or wartime contexts; formal.
Examples
ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)เตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuua[to] prepare oneself; get readyต่อสู้กับdtɔ̀ɔ-sûu-gàpต่อสู้กับdtɔ̀ɔ-sûu-gàp[to] fight against [sb/sth]; [to] struggle with [sb/sth]ข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kenemy; foe (military)
The soldiers are preparing to fight the enemy force.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnรับมือráp-mʉʉข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kที่tîiกำลังจะgam-lang-jàบุกbùkเข้ามาkâo-maa
We need to make a plan to deal with the enemy army that is about to invade.
ในnaiสมัยอยุธยาsà-mǎi-à-yút-tá-yaaทหารไทยtá-hǎan-taiต้องdtɔ̂ngรบrópกับgàpข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกป้องบ้านเมืองbpòk-bpɔ̂ng-bâan-mʉʉang
During the Ayutthaya period, Thai soldiers had to fight enemy forces many times to protect the kingdom.
แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́การเคลื่อนทัพgaan-klʉ̂ʉan-tápของkɔ̌ɔngข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคาดการณ์kâat-gaanกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútในnaiการโจมตีgaan-joom-dtiiครั้งต่อไปkráng-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
The general analyzed the enemy's troop movements to predict their strategy for the next attack.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ข้าศึก said ข้า-สึก?
kâa-sʉ̀k
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
kâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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
ข้าkâaข้าkâa1I; me (archaic/poetic; rustic)2servant; subject (historical)3I; me (deferential to royalty, historical formula)I; me (archaic/poetic; rustic)Part 1
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ข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kenemy; foe (military)enemy; foe (military)Word