ไส้ศึก
Thai
Etymology
From ไส้ (sâi, “intestine; someone or something that is inside another”) + ศึก (sʉ̀k, “enemy”).
Pronunciation
| 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
ไส้ศึก • (sâi-sʉ̀k) (classifier คน)
- mole: spy who operates from within an organisation, country, etc.