กษีร
gà-sĕenMeaning
1NounC2
milk (literary)
Milk; a literary term derived from Sanskrit.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แม่โคmâe kohแม่โคmâe kohcow (adult female bovine)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)กษีรgà-sĕenกษีรgà-sĕenmilk (literary)แก่gàeแก่gàe1old (age)2to; toward (recipient/affected party)3dark (color); strong (drink)4mature; fully grown; old (plant parts or produce)5for; with regard toเด็กกำพร้าdèk gam-práaเด็กกำพร้าdèk gam-práaorphan; orphaned childเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsและláeและláeand (coordinating)เติบโตdtèrp-dtoเติบโตdtèrp-dto1to grow (physically/mentally)2to grow/expand (economy/organization)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyแข็งแรงkăeng raengแข็งแรงkăeng raeng1strong; robust2healthy; fit
In this tale, a cow gives milk to an orphan so that he has nourishment and grows strong.
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ครั้นkránทารกtaa-rókตื่นขึ้นdtèun kêunร้องไห้róng hâiมารดาmaan-daaก็gâwอุ้มûmขึ้นkêunแนบnâepอกòkให้hâiดื่มdèumกษีรgà-sĕenจนjonสงบลงsà-ngòp long
When the infant awoke crying, the mother lifted it to her breast and let it drink milk until it grew calm.
กวีgà-weeเปรียบbprìiapความรักkwaam rákของkŏngมารดาmaan-daaดุจdùtกษีรgà-sĕenที่têeหล่อเลี้ยงlòr líangบุตรbùtเป็นbpenสิ่งsìngบริสุทธิ์bo-rí-sùtซึ่งsêungมอบให้môp hâiโดยdoiมิmîหวังwăngผลตอบแทนpŏn dtòp taen
The poet likens a mother's love to the milk that nourishes her child: something pure, given without expecting anything in return.
ในnaiบทbòtพรรณนาการpan-na-naa gaanกวนเกษียรสมุทรguan gà-sĭian-sà-mùtกษีรgà-sĕenมิใช่mí châiเพียงpiiangน้ำนมnáam nomหากhàakยังyangเป็นbpenภาพpâapแทนtaenความอุดมสมบูรณ์kwaam ù-dom sŏm-boonอันanเป็นต้นธารbpen dtôn taanแห่งhàengชีวิตchee-wít
In the description of the Churning of the Ocean of Milk, milk is not merely a substance but also a symbol of abundance as the wellspring of life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กษีร said กะ-สี-ระ?
gà-sĕen
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |