กุศล(gù-sŏn)
Meanings
1NounB2
merit; wholesome karma
Moral merit or wholesome quality resulting from virtuous deeds, often in a Buddhist context.
Examples
พระอาจารย์prá aa-jaanพระอาจารย์prá aa-jaan1Venerable teacher (Buddhist monk)2revered monk-teacher (form of address)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatการภาวนาgaan paa-wa-naaการภาวนาgaan paa-wa-naa1prayer; supplication2meditation; mental cultivation3mantra/chant recitationทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]สั่งสมกุศลsàng sŏm gù sŏnสั่งสมกุศลsàng sŏm gù sŏnto accumulate meritให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitจิตใจjìt jaiจิตใจjìt jai1disposition; temperament2mind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)เบาสบายbao sà-baaiเบาสบายbao sà-baailight and comfortable; relaxed; relieved
The monk said that meditating every day helps accumulate moral merit and makes the mind light.
2NounB2
good deed; charitable act
An act of kindness or virtue, often done to help others or gain moral merit in a Buddhist sense.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบริจาคbò-rí-jàakบริจาคbò-rí-jàak[to] donate [sth]; give [sth] to charityข้าวสารkâao săanข้าวสารkâao săanuncooked rice (raw grains)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsกุศลgù-sŏnกุศลgù-sŏn1merit; wholesome karma2good deed; charitable actเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)
He donates rice to the temple as an act of kindness to help villagers in need.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
บุbùบุbù1[to] line; upholster2[to] pad; stuff3merit; virtue (Buddhist, literary)
- [to] line; upholster
- [to] pad; stuff
- merit; virtue (Buddhist, literary)
บุญbunบุญbun1merit; good karma2benefit; favor; blessing (colloquial)3meritorious deed
- merit; good karma
- benefit; favor; blessing (colloquial)
- meritorious deed
บุญกุศลbun gù-sŏnบุญกุศลbun gù-sŏn1merit; wholesome merit2act of virtue
- merit; wholesome merit
- act of virtue
คุณความดีkun kwaam deeคุณความดีkun kwaam dee1virtue; moral goodness2good deeds; meritorious acts3merit; credit (deserved recognition)
- virtue; moral goodness
- good deeds; meritorious acts
- merit; credit (deserved recognition)
ความดีkwaam deeความดีkwaam dee1goodness; virtue2good deed; act of kindness3good quality; positive point
- goodness; virtue
- good deed; act of kindness
- good quality; positive point