วาสนา(wâat-sà-năa)
Meanings
1NounB2
fate; karmic merit
Fate or karmic merit believed to shape one’s opportunities and life outcomes.
Examples
คนเราkon raoคนเราkon raowe humans; people (in general)เกิดมาgèrt maaเกิดมาgèrt maa1[to] be born2ever; in one's life (since birth)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวาสนาwâat-sà-năaวาสนาwâat-sà-năa1fate; karmic merit2advantageous fortune; favorable status3destined match; fated partnerไม่เท่ากันmâi tâo ganไม่เท่ากันmâi tâo ganunequal; uneven; not the sameบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsสุขสบายsùk sà-baaiสุขสบายsùk sà-baaicomfortable and well; at ease; in good healthบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)
People are born with different fates; some have comfortable lives, some have difficult ones.
2NounB2
advantageous fortune; favorable status
Advantageous status, opportunity, or fortune enabling success, often attributed to past merit.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)คงไม่kong mâiคงไม่kong mâiprobably not; unlikely; I don't think soมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวาสนาwâat-sà-năaวาสนาwâat-sà-năa1fate; karmic merit2advantageous fortune; favorable status3destined match; fated partnerได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedไปเรียนbpai rianไปเรียนbpai rian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1foreign; overseas2abroad; foreign countries3[to] go/live abroadเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
I probably don't have the good fortune to get to study abroad like others.
3NounB2
destined match; fated partner
A fated or destined partner—someone whose fortune aligns with yours so you end up together.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillและláeและláeand (coordinating)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herรักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkมานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyก็ได้gôr 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-necessityแต่งงานdtàeng ngaanแต่งงานdtàeng ngaan1[to] hold a wedding; have a marriage ceremony2[to] get married; marryกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkคงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3permanent; lasting4firm; steady; stable5stable; constant6stable; unchanged7[to] keep; preserveเป็นเพราะbpen prórเป็นเพราะbpen prór1[it's] because; since2because of; due to [sth]มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoวาสนาwâat-sà-năaวาสนาwâat-sà-năa1fate; karmic merit2advantageous fortune; favorable status3destined match; fated partnerต่อกันdtò ganต่อกันdtò gan1consecutively; one after another2[to] join together; connect to each other3joined; connected in a row
He and she have loved each other for a long time and finally got married. It must be because they were destined for each other.
Related Words
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เนื้อคู่néuua kôoเนื้อคู่néuua kôodestined life partner; soulmate
destined life partner; soulmate
โชคชะตาchôhk chá-dtaaโชคชะตาchôhk chá-dtaafate; destiny
fate; destiny
คู่บุญคู่บารมีkûu bun kûu baa-rá-meeคู่บุญคู่บารมีkûu bun kûu baa-rá-meesoulmates connected by shared merit; perfectly matched couple
soulmates connected by shared merit; perfectly matched couple
พรหมลิขิตprom lí-kìtพรหมลิขิตprom lí-kìtfate; destiny; predestination
fate; destiny; predestination
บุญบารมีbun baa-rá-meeบุญบารมีbun baa-rá-meeaccumulated virtue; spiritual merit and charisma
accumulated virtue; spiritual merit and charisma