คุณงาม(kun ngaam)

Meanings

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virtue; moral merit; praiseworthy deed

Moral goodness or merit; a praiseworthy quality or deed (often in the phrase ‘คุณงามความดีคุณงามความดีkun ngaam kwaam dee1virtue; moral goodness; good deeds2kindnesses/benefits done for others’).

Examples

คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)ยกย่องyók yôngยกย่องyók yông1[to] praise; honor; commend2praise; honor3[to] exalt; elevate in statusคุณงามความดีkun ngaam kwaam deeคุณงามความดีkun ngaam kwaam dee1virtue; moral goodness; good deeds2kindnesses/benefits done for othersของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuua1[to] help; assist2aid; assistance; support3to rescue; to provide reliefผู้สูงอายุpôo sŏong aa-yúผู้สูงอายุpôo sŏong aa-yú1elderly person; senior citizen2the elderly (as a group)เสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
People in the community praise her moral goodness for always helping the elderly.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritPart 1
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งามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelyPart 2
คุณงามkun ngaamคุณงามkun ngaamvirtue; moral merit; praiseworthy deed