ศัตรู
sàt-dtruuMeaning
1NounA2
enemy; foe; adversary
a person, group, or entity that is hostile or opposed to someone; an adversary
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoศัตรูsàt-dtruuศัตรูsàt-dtruuenemy; foe; adversaryแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)บางครั้งbaang-krángบางครั้งbaang-krángsometimes; occasionallyความคิดkwaam-kítความคิดkwaam-kít1idea; thought2thinking; reasoning3opinion; view4mindset; ideology; way of thinkingไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongไม่ตรงmâi-dtrong1not straight; crooked2inaccurate; not corresponding3not straightforward; indirectกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ət[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; lead toได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
He doesn't want to have enemies, but sometimes differing opinions can create them.
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Yesterday our team beat an old adversary in an important match.
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoจะjàร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-ganแม้mɛ́ɛเมื่อก่อนmʉ̂ʉa-gɔ̀ɔnเคยkəəiเป็นbpenศัตรูsàt-dtruu
Next year they will cooperate, even though they used to be enemies.
ในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnที่tîiดุเดือดdù-dʉ̀ʉatทำให้tam-hâiบางคนbaang-konมองmɔɔngกันganเป็นbpenศัตรูsàt-dtruuแทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàเป็นคู่bpen-kûuร่วมงานrûuam-ngaan
In the workplace, fierce competition makes some people see each other as enemies rather than colleagues.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศัตรู said สัด-ตรู?
sàt-dtruu
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sàt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |