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อุ้มบุญ oomF boonM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | อุ้ม-บุน |
IPA | ʔûm bun |
Royal Thai General System | um bun |
1.  [verb, phrase] | |||
definition | to bear a surrogate child | ||
categories | |||
components | อุ้ม | oomF | to carry; hold (in arms); to cradle |
บุญ | boonM | good deeds; merit | |
examples | แม่อุ้มบุญ | maaeF oomF boonM | surrogate mother |
อุ้มบุญแท้ | oomF boonM thaaeH | to do a natural surrogacy | |
อุ้มบุญเทียม | oomF boonM thiiamM | to do a partial surrogacy | |
รับจ้างอุ้มบุญ | rapH jaangF oomF boonM | to hire oneself out to be a surrogate mother | |
แฝดอุ้มบุญ | faaetL oomF boonM | twin babies birthed by a surrogate mother | |
2. การอุ้มบุญ gaanM oomF boonM [noun] | |||
definition | surrogacy | ||
categories | |||
components | การ | gaanM | [placed before a verb or noun to create a noun which indicates a general activity, process, or state] the process of..., the activity of..., an enactment of..., the state of... [see notes] |
อุ้ม | oomF | to carry; hold (in arms); to cradle | |
บุญ | boonM | good deeds; merit | |