สะสมบุญกุศล(sà-sŏm bun gù-sŏn)
Meanings
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[to] accumulate merit
to accumulate religious merit through good deeds, charity, keeping precepts, meditation, or other virtuous actions (Buddhist context)
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureทำบุญtam bunทำบุญtam bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)เชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการสะสมบุญgaan sà-sŏm bunการสะสมบุญgaan sà-sŏm bunaccumulation of meritกุศลgù-sŏnกุศลgù-sŏn1merit; wholesome karma2good deed; charitable act
My grandmother likes to go to the temple to make merit on every Buddhist holy day because she believes it's a way to accumulate merit.
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Word Breakdown
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สะสมบุญกุศลsà-sŏm bun gù-sŏnสะสมบุญกุศลsà-sŏm bun gù-sŏn[to] accumulate merit