พระคุณ
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Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]พระ (prá, “honorific”, literally “divine; excellent; holy; sacred; etc”) + คุณ (kun, “excellence, goodness; favour, kindness; morality, virtue; etc”). Compare Chinese 圣恩 (shèng'ēn); Khmer ព្រះគុណ (prĕəhkun).
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | พระคุณ b r a g u ɳ | |
| Phonemic | พฺระ-คุน b ̥ r a – g u n | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | prá-kun |
| Royal Institute | phra-khun | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰra˦˥.kʰun˧/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]- (very formal) favour; kindness.
- (humble and archaic) a title for or term of address to a man of rank or in authority, as a nobleman, public officer, etc.
- (humble) a title for or term of address to a priest.
Derived terms
[edit]- ขอบพระคุณ (kɔ̀ɔp-prá-kun)
- เจ้าพระคุณ
- พระคุณเจ้า
- พระเดชพระคุณ
Anagrams
[edit]- คุณพระ (kun-prá)