ศึก
sʉ̀kMeanings
1NounB2
war; battle
A war, battle, or armed conflict between opposing sides.
Examples
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápกองทัพgɔɔng-táp1armed forces; military; army2a large group; hostทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔng1both; the two (with a noun)2both; both of themเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyกำลังเข้าgam-lang-kâoกำลังเข้าgam-lang-kâoinput powerสู่sùuสู่sùu1to; toward(s); into (formal/literary)2[to] enter; go toward (literary)ศึกsʉ̀kศึกsʉ̀k1war; battle2contest; rivalry (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnborder; frontier
Both armies prepared to enter battle at the border.
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เมื่อยามmʉ̂ʉa-yaamรุ่งสางrûng-sǎangศึกsʉ̀kก็gɔ̂เปิดฉากbpə̀ət-chàakขึ้นkʉ̂nท่ามกลางtâam-glaangเสียงปืนsǐiang-bpʉʉnใหญ่yài
At dawn, the battle commenced amid the sound of artillery.
พงศาวดารpong-sǎa-wá-daanบันทึกban-tʉ́kศึกsʉ̀kครั้งkrángนั้นnánไว้wáiอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatทั้งtángกำลังพลgam-lang-ponกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútและlɛ́ผลแพ้ชนะpǒn-pɛ́ɛ-chá-ná
The chronicles recorded that war in detail, including troops, strategies, and the outcome.
ทหารผ่านศึกtá-hǎan-pàan-sʉ̀kเล่าถึงlâo-tʉ̌ngความสูญเสียkwaam-sǔun-sǐiaอันanสาหัสsǎa-hàtจากjàakศึกsʉ̀kที่tîiยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaหลายlǎaiปีbpii
The veteran recounted the grievous losses from the war that dragged on for years.
2NounB2
contest; rivalry (figurative)
A serious struggle, match, or rivalry between opponents, used figuratively.
Examples
ศึกชิงตำแหน่งsʉ̀k-ching-dtam-nɛ̀ngศึกชิงตำแหน่งsʉ̀k-ching-dtam-nɛ̀ngcontest for a positionประธานbprà-taanประธานbprà-taan1chairperson; president2principal; chief (attrib.)3subject (grammar)ชมรมchom-romชมรมchom-romclub; associationครั้งนี้kráng-níiครั้งนี้kráng-níi1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionดุเดือดdù-dʉ̀ʉatดุเดือดdù-dʉ̀ʉat1fierce; heated2intense; hard-fought3violent; brutalมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฐานเสียงtǎan-sǐiangฐานเสียงtǎan-sǐiangvoter base; support baseแน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)
The contest for the club president this time is intense, because both sides have strong support bases.
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สองsɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเปิดศึกbpə̀ət-sʉ̀kแย่งyɛ̂ɛngลูกค้าlûuk-káaด้วยdûuaiโปรโมชั่นลดราคาbproo-moo-chân-lót-raa-kaaแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiยอมyɔɔmใครkrai
The two companies have launched a rivalry for customers with uncompromising discount promotions.
ในnaiการประชุมgaan bprà-chumคณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanเกิดgèrtศึกชิงsèuk chingแนวทางnaeo taangระหว่างrá-wàangกลุ่มglùmที่têeเน้นnénคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapกับgàpกลุ่มglùmที่têeเน้นnénกำไรgam rai
In the board meeting, there was a struggle over direction between the quality-focused group and the profit-focused group.
ศึกชิงพื้นที่sʉ̀k-ching-pʉ́ʉn-tîiสื่อsʉ̀ʉบนbonโลกออนไลน์lôok-ɔɔn-laaiทำให้tam-hâiครีเอเตอร์krii-ee-dtə̂əต้องdtɔ̂ngงัดngátกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútใหม่màiออกɔ̀ɔkมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔt
The battle for media space online forces creators to constantly deploy new strategies.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ศึก said สึก?
sʉ̀k
- Same-sounding letterศ sounds just like ส, so the reading uses ส.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sʉ̀k
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 | — | — |