ไส้ศึก
Appearance
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ไส้ (sâi, “intestine; someone or something that is inside another”) + ศึก (sʉ̀k, “enemy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Orthographic | ไส้ศึก ai s ˆ ɕ ụ k | |
Phonemic | ไส้-สึก ai s ˆ – s ụ k | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sâi-sʉ̀k |
Royal Institute | sai-suek | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /saj˥˩.sɯk̚˨˩/(R) |
Noun
[edit]ไส้ศึก • (sâi-sʉ̀k) (classifier คน)
- mole: spy who operates from within an organisation, country, etc.