กตัญญู(gà-dtan-yoo)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
filial; grateful to benefactors
showing gratitude and duty, especially toward parents or those who have helped one
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitความกตัญญูkwaam gà-dtan-yooความกตัญญูkwaam gà-dtan-yoo1filial piety; deep gratitude2sense of indebtednessที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เลี้ยงดูlíiang dooเลี้ยงดูlíiang doo1[to] raise; bring up2[to] support; provide for3[to] treat (to food/drink); hostมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect marker
He takes care of his parents every day to show gratitude for how they raised him.
2NounC1
filial piety (quality)
the moral quality of being grateful and dutiful to parents or benefactors
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลือกlêuuakเลือกlêuuak1[to] choose; select; pick2picky; choosy; selective3[to] electดูแลdoo laeดูแลdoo lae1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; serviceพ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsยามyaamยามyaam1time; period; at the time of (formal/lit.)2guard; watchman3watch duty; guard shift4quarter of the night (traditional)เจ็บป่วยjèp bpùuaiเจ็บป่วยjèp bpùuai1[to] be ill; be sick2illness; sicknessเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...ความกตัญญูkwaam gà-dtan-yooความกตัญญูkwaam gà-dtan-yoo1filial piety; deep gratitude2sense of indebtednessคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectหน้าที่สำคัญnâa têe săm-kanหน้าที่สำคัญnâa têe săm-kan1important duty; key responsibility2primary function; core roleของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)
He chose to care for his parents when they were ill because he believes filial gratitude is an important duty of a child.