เกสร

Thai

Alternative forms

  • (obsolete) เกษร

Etymology

from Sanskrit केसर (kesara, “saffron; mane”) or Pali kesara (“idem”). Compared with Khmer កេសរ (keesɑɑ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเกสร
e k s r
Phonemic
เก-สอน
e k – s ɒ n
RomanizationPaiboongee-sɔ̌ɔn
Royal Instituteke-son
(standard) IPA(key)/keː˧.sɔːn˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

เกสร • (gee-sɔ̌ɔn) (classifier อัน)

  1. the middle part of flower, consisting of stamen and pistil
  2. pollen

Derived terms

  • ละอองเกสร

Further reading

  • “เกสร” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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