คู่บุญ
kûu-bunMeaning
1NounB2
soulmate; destined partner
a soulmate or a partner believed to be destined for someone due to shared merit or karma from past lives.
Examples
คุณย่าkun-yâaคุณย่าkun-yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)คุณปู่kun-bpùuคุณปู่kun-bpùu1paternal grandfather; father's father2elderly man (polite address)รักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เป็นคู่bpen-kûuเป็นคู่bpen-kûu1[to] be in a pair; be paired2[to] be a couple (romantic)บุญbunบุญbun1merit; good karma2good fortune; blessingกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Grandma and Grandpa love each other very much; everyone says they are destined soulmates.
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พอpɔɔได้dâaiเจอjəəเธอtəəฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kทันทีtan-tiiเลยləəiว่าwâaคนนี้kon-níiแหละlɛ̀คือkʉʉคู่บุญkûu-bunของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎn
When I met her, I felt immediately that this was my soulmate.
บางคนbaang konเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaการที่gaan têeคนkonสองsŏngคนkonได้มาdâai maaใช้ชีวิตร่วมกันchái chee-wít rûuam ganอย่างyàangมีความสุขmee kwaam sùkเป็นเพราะbpen prórเขาkăoคือkeuคู่บุญบารมีkôo bun baa-rá-meeที่têeสร้างสมsâang sŏmกันganมาmaaแต่dtàeอดีตชาติà-dèet châat
Some people believe that when two people get to live happily together, it is because they are destined partners who have accumulated merit together from past lives.
เขาkǎoอธิษฐานà-tít-tǎanขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiได้dâaiเจอjəəคู่บุญkûu-bunที่จะtîi-jàมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiส่งเสริมกันและกันsòng-sə̌əm-gan-lɛ́-ganในnaiการทำความดีgaan-tam-kwaam-diiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kót
He prayed to meet a destined soulmate who would support him in doing good deeds together in the future.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
kûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
คู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchpair; couplePart 1
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คู่บุญkûu-bunคู่บุญkûu-bunsoulmate; destined partnersoulmate; destined partnerWord