บุญหนุน
bun nǔn
Meanings
1NounB2
merit-backed good fortune
Good fortune or favorable conditions believed to occur because one’s accumulated merit supports or boosts outcomes.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightเป็นเพราะbpen prórเป็นเพราะbpen prór1[it's] because; since2because of; due to [sth]มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoบุญหนุนbun nǔnบุญหนุนbun nǔn1merit-backed good fortune2[to] be favored by one’s meritอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainก็ได้gôr dâaiก็ได้gôr dâai1[phr] okay; fine; that works2[phr] ... is also acceptable3[phr] you may; if you want4[phr] it's okay if; it's fine to5[phr] optionality / non-necessity
He probably got this job because he had good fortune from his merit supporting him.
2VerbB2
[to] be favored by one’s merit
To experience smooth progress or good results believed to be supported by one’s accumulated merit.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodค้าขายkáa kăaiค้าขายkáa kăai1[to] trade; do business; buy and sell2trading; commerce (activity)ดีมากdee mâakดีมากdee mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very wellสงสัยsŏng săiสงสัยsŏng săi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3doubt; suspicion4I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)บุญหนุนbun nǔnบุญหนุนbun nǔn1merit-backed good fortune2[to] be favored by one’s merit
Business is very good lately; my past merit must be supporting me.
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บุญหนุนbun nǔnบุญหนุนbun nǔnmerit-backed good fortune