ลิขก
lí-kòkMeaning
1NounC2
writer; scribe (literary)
A literary term for a person who writes texts or copies documents.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ลิขกlí-kòkลิขกlí-kòkwriter; scribe (literary)มีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîi1[to] have the duty/obligation (to do [sth]); be responsible for [sth]2[to] serve the function/role of [sth]คัดลอกkát-lɔ̂ɔkคัดลอกkát-lɔ̂ɔk1[to] copy; duplicate; reproduce2[to] transcribe; copy outเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎan1document2documentationของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákroyal courtโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toตรวจทานdtrùuat-taanตรวจทานdtrùuat-taan[to] proofread; double-checkทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)บรรทัดban-tátบรรทัดban-tát1line (of text)2ruler (measuring tool)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ngถูกต้องtùuk-dtɔ̂ng1correct; right2proper; in accordance3exactly; rightly; correctly
In this story, the scribe is responsible for copying court documents and must check every line for accuracy.
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แม้mɛ́ɛลิขกlí-kòkจะjàมิใช่mí-châiผู้ประพันธ์pûu-bprà-panแต่dtɛ̀ɛความรอบคอบkwaam-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpในnaiการคัดลอกgaan-kát-lɔ̂ɔkก็gɔ̂มีmiiส่วนสำคัญsùuan-sǎm-kanในnaiการรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamของkɔ̌ɔngต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpไว้wái
Although the scribe is not the author, meticulous copying plays an important role in preserving the wording of the original.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngนักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiพบว่าpóp-wâaลิขกlí-kòkได้dâaiเพิ่มpə̂əmคำอธิบายkam-à-tí-baaiบางตอนbaang-dtɔɔnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้อ่านpûu-àanเข้าใจเนื้อหาkâo-jai-nʉ́ʉa-hǎaได้dâaiชัดเจนchát-jeenขึ้นkʉ̂n
Comparing the two manuscripts, the researcher found that the scribe had added explanations to certain passages to help readers understand the content more clearly.
รอยrɔɔiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiในnaiสมุดข่อยsà-mùt-kɔ̀ɔiเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnว่าwâaลิขกlí-kòkมิได้mí-dâaiเพียงpiiangคัดkátถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamตามdtaamต้นฉบับdtôn-chà-bàpหากhàakยังyangใช้cháiวิจารณญาณwí-jaa-rá-ná-yaanในnaiการเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakสำนวนsǎm-nuuanให้hâiเหมาะmɔ̀แก่gɛ̀ɛผู้อ่านpûu-àanในnaiยุคyúkของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
The corrections in the traditional folding manuscript reveal that the scribe did not merely copy the original wording, but also exercised judgment in choosing expressions suited to readers of the time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
lí
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |