เดชะบุญ(day-chá bun)
Meanings
1AdverbC1
fortunately; by good fortune
Fortunately; by a stroke of good fortune, often with the implication that it is due to accumulated merit (บุญบุญbun1merit; good karma2benefit; favor; blessing (colloquial)3meritorious deed) or a blessing.
Examples
เดชะบุญday-chá bunเดชะบุญday-chá bunfortunately; by good fortuneที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeหยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2holiday; day off; breakตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decreaseก่อนที่gòn têeก่อนที่gòn têebefore (introducing a clause)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâan[to] leave home
Fortunately, the rain stopped before we left the house.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เดชะบุญญาday-chá bun-yaaเดชะบุญญาday-chá bun-yaa1fortunately; by good fortune2thank goodness; fortunately
- fortunately; by good fortune
- thank goodness; fortunately
เคราะห์ดีkrór deeเคราะห์ดีkrór deeluckily; fortunately
luckily; fortunately
โชคดีchôhk deeโชคดีchôhk dee1fortunate; lucky2good luck!
- fortunate; lucky
- good luck!
Word Breakdown
เดชะday-cháเดชะday-chá1power; might (formal/literary)2by virtue of; thanks to; owing to (formal)Part 1
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เดชะบุญday-chá bunเดชะบุญday-chá bunfortunately; by good fortune