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| บุญ boonM / boonM yaaM |  |
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| 1. | บุญ | boonM | good deeds; merit |
| 2. | บุญ | boonM | holy; virtuous; pure; sacred |
| 3. | ใบบุญ | baiM boonM | merit; merit as a protecting leaf; condition of peacefulness and joy under the power of merit |
| 4. | งานบุญ | ngaanM boonM | religious ceremony; festival involving donations to monks |
| 5. | นักบุญ | nakH boonM | saint; holyman; virtuous person |
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| Phonemic Thai | บุน |
| IPA | bun |
| Royal Thai General System | bun |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | good deeds; merit | ||
| examples | ทำบุญ  | thamM boonM | to make merit |
| การทำบุญ | gaanM thamM boonM | merit-making | |
| บุญราศี | boonM raaM seeR | accumulated merit | |
| บุญคุณ | boonM khoonM | a strong sense of obligation or duty, towards parents, for example | |
| หมดบุญ | mohtL boonM | [euphemism for] to die | |
| บุญศรี | boonM seeR | Boonsri [a Thai female given name] (beautiful and meritorious) | |
| ส่วนบุญ | suaanL boonM | portions of merits | |
| บุญหนักศักดิ์ใหญ่ | boonM nakL sakL yaiL | [is] powerful | |
ประเพณีบุญบั้งไฟ  | bpraL phaehM neeM boonM bangF faiM | Rocket Festival, held in mid-May in some provinces of Isan and in Laos | |
| แสวงบุญ | saL waaengR boonM | to make a pilgrimage | |
| บอกบุญ | baawkL boonM | to solicit for charity; solicit contributions | |
| ผลบุญ | phohnR laH boonM | the results of merit; benefits deserved from making merit | |
| คู่บุญคู่กรรม | khuuF boonM khuuF gamM | a couple, through thick and thin; life partners forever, through good times and bad | |
| บุญเก่า | boonM gaoL | former merit; merit earned in a prior life | |
| พ่อบุญทุ่ม | phaawF boonM thoomF | sugar daddy | |
| บุญกรรม | boonM gamM | destiny; fate | |
| เจ้าบุญนายคุณ | jaoF boonM naaiM khoonM | benefactor; benefactress; donor | |
| อุ้มบุญ | oomF boonM | to bear a surrogate child | |
| การอุ้มบุญ | gaanM oomF boonM | surrogacy | |
| เนื้อนาบุญ | neuuaH naaM boonM | a priest worthy of attaining merit | |
| บุญบารมี | boonM baaM raH meeM | merit; accumulated merit; goodness | |
| วิหารทานการบุญ | wiH haanR thaanM gaanM boonM | temple constructed to make merit | |
| บุญหัว | boonM huaaR | [is] lucky, fortunate | |
| คู่บุญคู่เวรคู่กรรม | khuuF boonM khuuF waehnM khuuF gamM | life partners forever, through good times and bad; a couple, through thick and thin; life partners forever, through good times and bad | |
| sample sentences | ต่อให้มีบุญจากสามชาติ ผู้ชายกระจอก ๆ อย่างแก ไม่มีทางจะคบผู้หญิงดีเลิศอย่างฉันหรอกโว้ย จะรอก็รอได้ชาติหน้าสาย ๆ นะล่ะ dtaawL haiF meeM boonM jaakL saamR chaatF phuuF chaaiM graL jaawkL graL jaawkL yaangL gaaeM maiF meeM thaangM jaL khohpH phuuF yingR deeM leertF yaangL chanR raawkL wooyH jaL raawM gaawF raawM daiF chaatF naaF saaiR saaiR naH laF "I’ll spot you the merit from your past three lives! A dime-a-dozen guy like you wouldn’t have a chance to be with an exquisite girl like me. Ya gonna wait? So wait!... till your next life!" | ||
เพื่อน้อมใจอุทิศส่วนกุศล ส่งกระแสบุญ pheuuaF naawmH jaiM ooL thitH suaanL gooL sohnR sohngL graL saaeR boonM ...To humbly make merit... | |||
| 2. | |||
| definition | holy; virtuous; pure; sacred | ||
| examples | วันนักบุญเซนต์แพทริค | wanM nakH boonM saehnM phaaetF rikH | St. Patrick's Day |
| ใจบุญ | jaiM boonM | [is] pious, generous, kind, charitable, benevolent, bountiful, benign | |
| ความใจบุญ | khwaamM jaiM boonM | charity | |
| 3. ใบบุญ baiM boonM [noun] | |||
| definition | merit; merit as a protecting leaf; condition of peacefulness and joy under the power of merit | ||
| example | พึ่งใบบุญ | pheungF baiM boonM | to depend on |
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| 4. งานบุญ ngaanM boonM | |||
| definition | religious ceremony; festival involving donations to monks | ||
| sample sentences | ในการจัดงานบุญไม่น่าให้พระภิกษุสงฆ์เข้ามาเกี่ยวข้องอย่างประเจิดประเจ้อหรือออกหน้าออกตาเกินไป naiM gaanM jatL ngaanM boonM maiF naaF haiF phraH phikH sooL sohngR khaoF maaM giaaoL khaawngF yaangL bpraL jeertL bpraL juuhrF reuuR aawkL naaF aawkL dtaaM geernM bpaiM "In organizing a religious ceremony, it is not proper to get the monks too openly involved or to become too exposed [to the congregants]." | ||
นักการเมืองในต่างจังหวัดจะสัมผัสสัมพันธ์กับชาวบ้านอยู่ใกล้ชิดไม่ใช่งานบุญเท่านั้น nakH gaanM meuuangM naiM dtaangL jangM watL jaL samR phatL samR phanM gapL chaaoM baanF yuuL glaiF chitH maiF chaiF ngaanM boonM thaoF nanH "Politicians in outlying areas have very close relationships with the local people, and not just at ceremonies and festivals [like weddings and funerals]." | |||
| 5. นักบุญ nakH boonM [noun] | |||
| definition | saint; holyman; virtuous person | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
| sample sentence | นักการเมืองไม่ใช่นักบุญ ดังนั้น โปรดอย่าตกใจที่เห็นนักการเมืองสับปลับ ตอแหล เห็นแก่เงิน เห็นแก่ผลประโยชน์ของตนเองและพวกพ้อง nakH gaanM meuuangM maiF chaiF nakH boonM dangM nanH bpro:htL yaaL dtohkL jaiM theeF henR nakH gaanM meuuangM sapL bplapL dtaawM laaeR henR gaaeL ngernM henR gaaeL phohnR bpraL yo:htL khaawngR dtohnM aehngM laeH phuaakF phaawngH "Politicians are no saints. Therefore, do not be surprised when you see politicians be deceitful, prevaricate, be mercenary, and seek to act only for the benefit of themselves and their cronies." | ||
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