ใบบุญ(bai bun)
Meanings
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protective influence; patronage
the protective influence, power, or patronage of a person with high status or great merit, under which others can find shelter or benefit.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอาศัยaa-săiอาศัยaa-săi1by; by means of (formal)2[to] rely on; depend on; make use of3[to] live; reside; stay (temporarily)ใบบุญbai bunใบบุญbai bunprotective influence; patronageของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)ที่นับถือtêe náp tĕuที่นับถือtêe náp tĕurespected; esteemed
He got this job because he was under the patronage of a respected senior person.
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ใบบุญbai bunใบบุญbai bunprotective influence; patronage