ไส้ศึก
sâi-sʉ̀kMeaning
1NounB2
spy; mole (insider)
an insider within a group or organization who secretly works for and gives information to an opposing side; a mole.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactตัวไส้dtuua-sâiตัวไส้dtuua-sâiinner component; insertศึกsʉ̀kศึกsʉ̀k1war; 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 markerเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfให้hâiให้hâi1[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)คู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rival
We have to find the mole who sold company information to our competitor.
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ในnaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatสงครามsŏng-kraamหลายlăaiครั้งkrángที่têeเมืองmeuuangแตกdtàekก็gâwเพราะpráwมีmeeไส้ศึกsâi sèukอยู่yòoข้างในkâang nai
In the history of warfare, cities often fell because there was a mole inside.
การสืบสวนgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanภายในpaai-naiองค์กรong-gɔɔnสรุปว่าsà-rùp-wâaผู้จัดการฝ่ายpûu-jàt-gaan-fàaiการเงินgaan-ngənคือkʉʉไส้ศึกsâi-sʉ̀kที่tîiคอยkɔɔiส่งข้อมูลsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-muunลับlápมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔt
The internal investigation concluded that the finance manager was the mole who had been consistently leaking secret information.
เขาkăoถูกtòokกล่าวหาglàao hăaว่าwâaเป็นbpenไส้ศึกsâi sèukให้hâiฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai dtrong kâamแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่มีmâi meeหลักฐานlàk tăanใดๆdai daiมาmaaยืนยันyeun yanข้อกล่าวหาkôr glàao hăaนั้นnánได้เลยdâai loei
He was accused of being a mole for the opposing side, but there was no evidence whatsoever to confirm that accusation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ไส้ศึก said ไส้-สึก?
sâi-sʉ̀k
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
sâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไส้sâiไส้sâi1filling (food)2wick (candle, lamp)3intestines; entrails4inner part; core; insert; refillfilling (food)Part 1
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ไส้ศึกsâi-sʉ̀kไส้ศึกsâi-sʉ̀kspy; mole (insider)spy; mole (insider)Word