คุณงาม
kun-ngaamMeaning
1NounB2
virtue; moral merit; praiseworthy deed
Moral goodness or merit; a praiseworthy quality or deed (often in the phrase ‘คุณงามความดีคุณงามความดีkun-ngaam-kwaam-diivirtue; moral goodness; good deeds’).
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔng1[to] praise; honor; commend2praise; honorคุณงามความดีkun-ngaam-kwaam-diiคุณงามความดีkun-ngaam-kwaam-diivirtue; moral goodness; good deedsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉa1[to] help; assist2to rescue; to provide reliefผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúelderly person; senior citizenเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2equal; level; even3[to] draw; [to] tie
People in the community praise her moral goodness for always helping the elderly.
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ครูkruuเล่าให้ฟังlâo-hâi-fangถึงtʉ̌ngคุณงามความดีkun-ngaam-kwaam-diiของkɔ̌ɔngศิษย์เก่าsìt-gàoที่tîiกลับมาglàp-maaบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉให้hâiโรงเรียนroong-riian
The teacher told us about the moral goodness of an alumnus who returned to donate books to the school.
แม้mɛ́ɛเธอtəəจะjàไม่mâiรวยruuaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛคุณงามความดีkun-ngaam-kwaam-diiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəทำให้tam-hâiคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâangศรัทธาsàt-taaและlɛ́ไว้วางใจwái-waang-jai
Though she isn’t wealthy, her moral goodness makes those around her respect and trust her.
ในnaiพิธีpí-teeมอบmôpรางวัลraang-wanนายกเทศมนตรีnaa-yók têet-sà-mon-dtreeกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungคุณงามความดีkun ngaam kwaam deeของkŏngอาสาสมัครaa-săa sà-màkที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเพื่อpêuuaส่วนรวมsùuan ruuamมาmaaหลายlăaiปีbpee
At the award ceremony, the mayor spoke of the volunteers’ moral goodness, who had worked quietly for the public for many years.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kun
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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งามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicelybeautiful; lovelyPart 2
คุณงามkun-ngaamคุณงามkun-ngaamvirtue; moral merit; praiseworthy deedvirtue; moral merit; praiseworthy deedWord