พระเดชพระคุณ(prá-dèt-prá-kun)
Meanings
1NounC1
honorific for a high-ranking monk
a very formal term used to address or refer to a senior Buddhist monk, often in letter salutations; equivalent to 'Your/His Reverence.'
Examples
เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปกราบbpai gràapไปกราบbpai gràap[to] go (and) pay deep respects [to sb/sth] (by prostrating)นมัสการnà-mát-sà-gaanนมัสการnà-mát-sà-gaan1[to] pay homage; venerate (Buddhist)2homage; veneration; formal salutation3formal salutation to Buddhist clergyพระเดชพระคุณprá-dèt-prá-kunพระเดชพระคุณprá-dèt-prá-kun1honorific for a high-ranking monk2benevolence; graceเจ้าอาวาสjâo aa-wâatเจ้าอาวาสjâo aa-wâatabbot; temple headที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
Yesterday, we went to pay our respects to His Reverence, the abbot, at the temple.
2NounC1
benevolence; grace
the benevolence, grace, or great kindness of a highly respected person or benefactor.
Examples
เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingพระเดชพระคุณprá-dèt-prá-kunพระเดชพระคุณprá-dèt-prá-kun1honorific for a high-ranking monk2benevolence; graceของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)แท้ๆtáe-táeแท้ๆtáe-táe1genuine; authentic; pure (emphatic)2truly; really; completely; downright (emphatic)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
It is truly because of your benevolence that I am where I am today.
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Word Breakdown
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พระเดชพระคุณprá-dèt-prá-kunพระเดชพระคุณprá-dèt-prá-kunhonorific for a high-ranking monk