เกษม
gà-sěemMeanings
1Proper nounB1
Thai given name
a Thai personal name
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritเกษมgà-sěemเกษมgà-sěem1Thai given name2happy; blissful; serene (formal/literary)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
Mr. Kasem will come to work tomorrow.
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I already called Kasem, but he didn't pick up.
เกษมgà-sěemเป็นbpenเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanเก่งgèngและlɛ́นิสัยní-sǎiดีdii
Kasem is my colleague who is competent and has a good personality.
ถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiคุณkunเกษมgà-sěemคอยkɔɔiช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekนี้níiคงไม่kong-mâiเสร็จทันเวลาsèt-tan-wee-laaแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn
If Kasem hadn't been there to help, this project definitely wouldn't have been finished on time.
2AdjectiveC1
happy; blissful; serene (formal/literary)
showing calm happiness or contentment; blissful (formal/literary tone)
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeบั้นปลายbân-bplaaiบั้นปลายbân-bplaaithe final stage; latter end (esp. of life)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyเกษมสำราญgà-sěem-sǎm-raanเกษมสำราญgà-sěem-sǎm-raan1happy; content; at ease (formal/literary)2[to] be happy and content; feel at ease (formal/literary)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainท่ามกลางtâam-glaangท่ามกลางtâam-glaang1amid; among2amid (situations)ลูกหลานlûuk-lǎanลูกหลานlûuk-lǎan1descendants; offspring2younger generation (collective)
Grandma is living her later years blissfully surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
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รอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímของkɔ̌ɔngเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiที่tîiกำลังgam-langหลับใหลlàp-lǎiดูduuเปี่ยมสุขbpìiam-sùkเกษมgà-sěem
The smile of the sleeping child looked full of blissful happiness.
ณnáดินแดนdin-dɛɛnแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiประชาราษฎร์bprà-chaa-râatต่างdtàangอยู่เย็นเป็นสุขyùu-yen-bpen-sùkเกษมสันต์gà-sěem-sǎnทั่วtûuaหน้าnâa
In this land, all the citizens live in blissful peace and happiness.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaจิตใจjìt-jaiปล่อยวางbplɔ̀i-waangจากjàakกิเลสgì-lèetทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuangแล้วlɛ́ɛoก็gɔ̂จะjàพบกับpóp-gàpความสุขkwaam-sùkเกษมgà-sěemอย่างแท้จริงyàang-tɛ́ɛ-jing
When the mind lets go of all defilements, it will find true, blissful contentment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เกษม said กะ-เสม?
gà-sěem
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 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
gà
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 | — | — |