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| บุญ boonM / boonM yaaM |
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| 1. | บุญ | boonM | good deeds; merit |
| 2. | บุญ | boonM | holy; virtuous; pure; sacred |
| 3. | ใบบุญ | baiM boonM | merit; merit as a protecting leaf; condition of peacefulness and joy under the power of merit |
| 4. | งานบุญ | ngaanM boonM | religious ceremony; festival involving donations to monks |
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| Phonemic Thai | บุน |
| IPA | bun |
| Royal Thai General System | bun |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | good deeds; merit | ||
| examples | ทำบุญ  | thamM boonM | to make merit |
| การทำบุญ | gaanM thamM boonM | merit-making | |
| บุญราศี | boonM raaM seeR | accumulated merit | |
| บุญคุณ | boonM khoonM | a strong sense of obligation or duty, towards parents, for example | |
| หมดบุญ | mohtL boonM | [euphemism for] to die | |
| บุญศรี | boonM seeR | Boonsri [a Thai female given name] (beautiful and meritorious) | |
| ส่วนบุญ | suaanL boonM | portions of merits | |
| บุญหนักศักดิ์ใหญ่ | boonM nakL sakL yaiL | [is] powerful | |
ประเพณีบุญบั้งไฟ  | bpraL phaehM neeM boonM bangF faiM | Rocket Festival, held in mid-May in some provinces of Isan and in Laos | |
| แสวงบุญ | saL waaengR boonM | to make a pilgrimage | |
| บอกบุญ | baawkL boonM | to solicit for charity; solicit contributions | |
| ผลบุญ | phohnR laH boonM | the results of merit; benefits deserved from making merit | |
| จาริกแสวงบุญ | jaaM rikH saL waaengR boonM | to make a pilgrimage | |
| คู่บุญคู่กรรม | khuuF boonM khuuF gamM | [is] a couple, through thick and thin | |
| บุญเก่า | boonM gaoL | former merit; merit earned in a prior life | |
| การจาริกแสวงบุญ | gaanM jaaM rikH saL waaengR boonM | a pilgrimage (as a journey) | |
| พ่อบุญทุ่ม | phaawF boonM thoomF | sugar daddy | |
| การจาริกแสวงบุญ | gaanM jaaM rikH saL waaengR boonM | pilgrimage | |
| บุญกรรม | boonM gamM | destiny; fate | |
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| definition | holy; virtuous; pure; sacred | ||
| examples | วันนักบุญเซนต์แพทริค | wanM nakH boonM saehnM phaaetF rikH | St. Patrick's Day |
| ใจบุญ | jaiM boonM | [is] pious | |
| ความใจบุญ | khwaamM jaiM boonM | charity | |
| 3. ใบบุญ baiM boonM [noun] | |||
| definition | merit; merit as a protecting leaf; condition of peacefulness and joy under the power of merit | ||
| example | พึ่งใบบุญ | pheungF baiM boonM | to depend on |
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| 4. งานบุญ ngaanM boonM | |||
| definition | religious ceremony; festival involving donations to monks | ||
| sample sentence | ในการจัดงานบุญไม่น่าให้พระภิกษุสงฆ์เข้ามาเกี่ยวข้องอย่างประเจิดประเจ้อหรือออกหน้าออกตาเกินไป naiM gaanM jatL ngaanM boonM maiF naaF haiF phraH phikH sooL sohngR khaoF maaM giaaoL khaawngF yaangL bpraL jeertL bpraL juuhrF reuuR aawkL naaF aawkL dtaaM geernM bpaiM "In organizing a religious ceremony, it is not proper to get the monks too openly involved or to become too exposed [to the congregants]." | ||