บุญญาธิการ(bun-yaa-tí-gaan)
Meanings
1NounC1
merit-born authority; spiritual charisma
The inherent power, influence, and prestige believed to be possessed by a person due to a great accumulation of merit (บุญบุญbun1merit; good karma2benefit; favor; blessing (colloquial)3meritorious deed) from past and present lives. This quality is often associated with righteous leaders, granting them natural authority and charisma.
Examples
ผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...ผู้นำหมู่บ้านpôo nam mòo bâanผู้นำหมู่บ้านpôo nam mòo bâanvillage leader; village headmanคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoบุญญาธิการbun-yaa-tí-gaanบุญญาธิการbun-yaa-tí-gaanmerit-born authority; spiritual charismaจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)ความเคารพนับถือkwaam kao-róp náp-tĕuความเคารพนับถือkwaam kao-róp náp-tĕurespect; esteem; deferenceจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybody
People believe this village leader possesses great accumulated merit, so he receives respect from everyone.