พระคุณ
prá-kunMeanings
1NounB2
favor; kindness; grace (hon.)
respectful term for favor, kindness, or grace shown by someone; used with a reverent tone
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)สำนึกsǎm-nʉ́kสำนึกsǎm-nʉ́k1awareness; realization; sense2[to] realize; become aware; feel gratitude/remorse3conscienceในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พระคุณprá-kunพระคุณprá-kun1favor; kindness; grace (hon.)2Your Reverence; Your Grace (hon.)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyชี้ทางchíi-taangชี้ทางchíi-taang1[to] point the way2[to] guide [sb]ให้มาhâi-maaให้มาhâi-maa[to] send; [to] have [sb] come (here)ตลอดจนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-jonตลอดจนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-jonas well as; and alsoจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversity
I am grateful for the teacher’s kindness in guiding me all the way until I graduated from university.
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ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเราraoติดหนี้dtìt-nîiพระคุณprá-kunของkɔ̌ɔngเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanที่tîiช่วยกันchûuai-ganซ่อมsɔ̂mบ้านbâanหลังlǎngน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam
Our family owes a debt of gratitude to the neighbors who helped repair our house after the flood.
เธอtəəกล่าวขอบคุณglàao-kɔ̀ɔp-kunด้วยdûuaiความซาบซึ้งkwaam-sâap-sʉ́ngถึงtʉ̌ngพระคุณprá-kunของkɔ̌ɔngผู้บริจาคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-jàakที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiเป็นจริงbpen-jing
She expressed heartfelt thanks for the donors’ kindness that made this project possible.
แม้máeเวลาway-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan bpaiหลายlăaiปีbpeeเขาkăoยังyangไม่mâiลืมleuumพระคุณprá-kunของkŏngผู้pôoมีmeeอุปการคุณù-bpà-gaa-rá-kunที่têeยื่นมือyêun meuuช่วยchûuaiในnaiวันที่wan tîiล้มเหลวlóm lěo
Even after many years, he has not forgotten the grace of the benefactor who lent a hand on the day he failed.
2NounC1
Your Reverence; Your Grace (hon.)
honorific form of address (e.g., พระคุณท่าน) used to show reverence to a monk or venerable person
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)กราบเรียนgràap-riianกราบเรียนgràap-riian1[to] respectfully inform; submit (very formal)2very formal salutation in lettersถามtǎamถามtǎam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] ask about; consult3[to] question; interrogateพระคุณprá-kunพระคุณprá-kun1favor; kindness; grace (hon.)2Your Reverence; Your Grace (hon.)ท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)การทำบุญgaan-tam-bunการทำบุญgaan-tam-bun1merit-making (Buddhist practice)2merit-making ceremony/eventในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันพระwan-práวันพระwan-práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)
The villagers respectfully asked the venerable monk about making merit on holy days.
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ขอkɔ̌ɔกราบgràapนมัสการná-mát-sà-gaanพระคุณprá-kunท่านtânเมตตาmêet-dtaaแนะนำnɛ́-namแนวทางปฏิบัติnɛɛo-taang-bpà-dtì-bàtให้hâiญาติโยมyâat-yoomด้วยdûuaiครับkráp
I respectfully pay homage, venerable sir; please kindly advise the laypeople on the practice.
ในnaiพิธีบวชpí-tii-bùuatญาติผู้ใหญ่yâat-pûu-yàiพนมมือpá-nom-mʉʉกราบเรียนgràap-riianพระคุณเจ้าprá-kun-jâaoอย่างyàangสำรวมsǎm-ruuamขอรับkɔ̌ɔ-rápโอวาทoo-wâatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmพิธีpí-tii
At the ordination ceremony, the elders respectfully addressed the venerable monk, asking for a sermon before the ritual began.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพระคุณprá-kunท่านtânเสด็จsà-dètมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngศรัทธาsàt-taaชีพchîipผู้pûuมาmaaร่วมงานrûuam-ngaanต่างdtàangประนมมือbprà-nom-mʉʉและlɛ́ถวายtà-wǎaiการต้อนรับgaan-dtɔ̂ɔn-rápด้วยdûuaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamอ่อนน้อมɔ̀ɔn-nɔ́ɔm
When the venerable monk arrived, the faithful joined their palms and welcomed him with humble words.
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 classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
prá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)Buddhist monkPart 1
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พระคุณprá-kunพระคุณprá-kunfavor; kindness; grace (hon.)favor; kindness; grace (hon.)Word