บุญคุณ
bun-kunMeaning
1NounB1
debt of gratitude; benefaction
a favor or benefaction that creates a sense of gratitude and obligation toward the benefactor
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ไม่ลืมmâi-lʉʉmไม่ลืมmâi-lʉʉm[to] not forget; [to] rememberบุญคุณbun-kunบุญคุณbun-kundebt of gratitude; benefactionที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ค่าเทอมkâa-təəmค่าเทอมkâa-təəmtuition; term/semester feesให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)
I won’t forget the favor of you helping with my tuition.
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เธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kติดdtìtบุญคุณbun-kunครูkruuที่tîiให้โอกาสhâi-oo-gàatกลับglàpมาเรียนmaa-riianอีกครั้งìik-kráng
She feels indebted to the teacher who gave her a chance to return to school.
เราraoควรkuuanตอบแทนบุญคุณdtɔ̀ɔp-tɛɛn-bun-kunคนkonที่tîiยื่นมือyʉ̂ʉn-mʉʉช่วยchûuaiเราraoในnaiยามyaamลำบากlam-bàak
We should repay the benefactors who lent us a hand in difficult times.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangยึดถือyʉ́t-tʉ̌ʉบุญคุณbun-kunของkɔ̌ɔngผู้อุปการะpûu-ù-bpà-gaa-ráเป็นbpenสิ่งsìngสูงสุดsǔung-sùtในใจnai-jai
Even as time passes, he still regards the benefaction of his patron as paramount in his heart.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bun
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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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บุญคุณbun-kunบุญคุณbun-kundebt of gratitude; benefactiondebt of gratitude; benefactionWord