เกสร

Thai

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) เกษร

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เกสร e k s r
Phonemic		เก-สอน e k – s ɒ n
Romanization	Paiboon	gee-sɔ̌ɔn
	Royal Institute	ke-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