เลก
lêekMeaning
1NounC1
corvée laborer (historical)
a commoner obligated to perform unpaid labor or military service for the state under the traditional corvée system (historical Siam/Thailand)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raan1ancient times; antiquity2ancient; from ancient timesเลกlêekเลกlêekcorvée laborer (historical)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toออกแรงɔ̀ɔk-rɛɛngออกแรงɔ̀ɔk-rɛɛng[to] exert effort; [to] use strengthงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)หลวงlǔuangหลวงlǔuang1royal; of the king2state; public; official3honorific element for monks and Buddha images4Luang; a traditional Thai noble rankโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-rápไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-ráp[to] not receive [sth]ค่าจ้างkâa-jâangค่าจ้างkâa-jâang1wages; pay; remuneration2fee for hired work; compensation for services
In ancient times, a 'lek' had to perform labor for the state without pay.
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เลกlêekจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakถูกtùukเกณฑ์geenไปbpaiสร้างsâangคูคลองkuu-klɔɔngและlɛ́ค่ายทหารkâai-tá-hǎanตามdtaamระบบrá-bòpไพร่prâiหลวงlǔuangในnaiสยามsà-yǎam
Many commoners under the corvée system were conscripted to build canals and military camps in Siam.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatชี้ว่าchée wâaภาระpaa-ráของkŏngเลกlâekไม่เพียงmâi piiangจำกัดjam-gàtที่têeแรงงานraeng ngaanสาธารณะsăa-taa-rá-náแต่ยังdtàe yangรวมถึงruuam tĕungการออกgaan òkรบrópเมื่อmêuuaรัฐrátเรียกตัวrîiak dtuua
Historians point out that the burdens of 'lek' were not limited to public labor but also included going to war when the state summoned them.
การยกเลิกgaan-yók-lə̂əkระบบrá-bòpเลกlêekสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnแนวโน้มnɛɛo-nóomสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-màiที่tîiมุ่งmûngเปลี่ยนbplìianแรงงานrɛɛng-ngaanบังคับbang-kápเป็นbpenภาษีpaa-sǐiเงินngənและlɛ́ทหารtá-hǎanอาสาaa-sǎaแทนtɛɛn
The abolition of the 'lek' system reflects a modern trend to replace forced labor with monetary taxes and volunteer soldiers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lêek
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |