บอกบุญ
bɔ̀ɔk-bunMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] solicit donations for charity; [to] invite to make merit
to solicit donations for a charitable or religious cause, or to invite someone to participate in making merit
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)บอกบุญbòk bunบอกบุญbòk bun[to] solicit donations for charity; [to] invite to make meritเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ๆ-ที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanworkplace; office
Mom likes to invite her coworkers to make merit.
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พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiผมpǒmจะjàไปbpaiบอกบุญbɔ̀ɔk-bunเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangสร้างsâangหลังคาlǎng-kaaโบสถ์bòotที่tîiวัดwát
Tomorrow I will go solicit donations for building the temple's chapel roof.
ขออนุญาตkɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-yâatบอกบุญbɔ̀ɔk-bunนะคะná-káตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiทางtaangมูลนิธิmuun-lá-ní-tíกำลังgam-langเปิดbpə̀ətรับบริจาคráp-bɔɔ-rí-jàakเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaกันหนาวgan-nǎaoค่ะkâ
Allow me to solicit donations; right now the foundation is accepting winter clothing donations.
ประธานbprà-taanชมรมchom-romเดินสายdern săaiบอกบุญbòk bunตามdtaamบริษัทbor-rí-sàtต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเพื่อpêuuaระดมทุนrá-dom tunไปbpaiซื้อséuอุปกรณ์การแพทย์ùp-bpà-gon gaan pâetให้hâiโรงพยาบาลrohng-pá-yaa-baanที่têeขาดแคลนkàat klaen
The club president toured various companies to solicit donations in order to raise funds to buy medical equipment for hospitals in need.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bɔ̀ɔk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; show[to] tell; informPart 1
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บอกบุญbɔ̀ɔk-bunบอกบุญbɔ̀ɔk-bun[to] solicit donations for charity; [to] invite to make merit[to] solicit donations for charity; [to] invite to make meritWord