โกศล

goo-sǒn

Meanings

1Proper nounB2

Koson; Kosol (Thai male given name)

A Thai male given name associated with the meaning 'clever' or 'skilled'.

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2Proper nounC2

Kosala (ancient Indian kingdom)

Kosala, an ancient kingdom of northern India frequently mentioned in Buddhist texts.

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3AdjectiveC2

(literary) clever; skilled; proficient

Clever, skilled, or proficient; possessing expertise or ability.

Examples

ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toผู้นี้pûu-níiผู้นี้pûu-níithis personมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2matter; case; contentโกศลgoo-sǒnโกศลgoo-sǒn1Koson; Kosol (Thai male given name)2Kosala (ancient Indian kingdom)3(literary) clever; skilled; proficientในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2work; business; task3affair; matterแกะสลักไม้gɛ̀-sà-làk-máaiแกะสลักไม้gɛ̀-sà-làk-máai[to] carve woodจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developลวดลายlûuat-laaiลวดลายlûuat-laai1pattern; decorative motif2style; flourish; flairที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat-ɔ̀ɔnละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat-ɔ̀ɔn1delicate; subtle; fine; nuanced2sensitive; delicate (topic/situation/person)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)3if merely; as soon as4enough; sufficient (literary/formal)เครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉ1tool; instrument; implement2means; vehicle (figurative)พื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎan1basic; fundamental2foundation; basis3background (knowledge/education)
This craftsman is skilled at woodcarving, so he can create delicate patterns even with only basic tools.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

Why is โกศล said โก-สน?

goo-sǒn

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

goo

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——