ยุทธ์
yútMeaning
war; warfare; battle (formal/literary; used mainly in compounds)
A formal/literary term meaning war or warfare; used chiefly in compounds related to military affairs, e.g., ยุทธการยุทธการyút-tá-gaan1military operation; battle2operations (military conduct) (military operation), ยุทธศาสตร์ยุทธศาสตร์yút-tá-sàat1strategy; strategic policy2strategic (relating to strategy) (strategy), ยุทธวิธียุทธวิธีyút-tá-wí-tii1tactics (military)2tactical methods; tactics (general) (tactics).
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ยุทธ์ said ยุด?
yút
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ท is said like ด (t).Silent letterธ์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yút
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
ธ์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |