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| ผู้มีพระคุณ phuuF meeM phraH khoonM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พู่-มี-พฺระ-คุน |
| IPA | pʰûː miː pʰráʔ kʰun |
| Royal Thai General System | phu mi phrakhun |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | benefactor; patron; supporter; one's parents | ||
| classifier | คน  | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
| categories | |||
| components |  ผู้ | phuuF | person, human, one (who...); [Thai prefix corresponding to the English suffixes] '-er' or '-or' |
| มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
| พระคุณ | phraH khoonM | favor; kindness; benevolence | |
| synonyms | ผู้ทำการเกื้อหนุน | phuuF thamM gaanM geuuaF noonR | person providing assistance; benefactor |
| ผู้อุดหนุน | phuuF ootL noonR | supporter; benefactor; patron | |
| ผู้อุปการะ | phuuF oopL bpaL gaaM raH | benefactor; sponsor; patron; supporter | |
| ผู้อุปถัมภ์ | phuuF oopL bpaL thamR | supporter; sponsor; giver; guardian; contributor | |
| หิตกร | hitL dtaL gaawnM | person providing assistance (obs.); benefactor | |
| อุปการิณี | oopL bpaL gaaM riH neeM | (female) supporter; benefactrix | |
| อุปการี | oopL bpaL gaaM reeM | (male) supporter; benefactor | |
| sample sentences | เพราะฉะนั้น ด้านหนึ่งคนชั้นกลางก็รู้สึกว่า "ชาวนา" คือผู้มีพระคุณ (ในเชิงวาทกรรม) phrawH chaL nanH daanF neungL khohnM chanH glaangM gaawF ruuH seukL waaF chaaoM naaM kheuuM phuuF meeM phraH khoonM naiM cheerngM waatF thaH gamM "Therefore, on the one hand the middle class feels that farmers are [our] benefactors (in a literary sense)." | ||
เมื่อวานนี้ ผู้มีพระคุณของข้าตายจากไป meuuaF waanM neeH phuuF meeM phraH khoonM khaawngR khaaF dtaaiM jaakL bpaiM "Yesterday, my patron passed away." | |||
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