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| กตัญญู gaL dtanM yuuM |  |
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| 1. | กตัญญู | gaL dtanM yuuM | [Thai customary and dutiful kindness, deference, gratitude, and reciprocation towards elders] |
| 2. | อกตัญญู | aL gaL dtanM yuuM | [is] ungrateful |
| 3. | ความกตัญญู | khwaamM gaL dtanM yuuM | gratitude |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กะ-ตัน-ยู |
| IPA | kà tan juː |
| Royal Thai General System | katanyu |
| alternate spelling | กตัญญุ | gaL dtanM yooH | |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [Thai customary and dutiful kindness, deference, gratitude, and reciprocation towards elders] | ||
| notes | Special case in Thai typography: notice that the small curl under the second ญ in this word is completely replaced with the อู vowel. Unicode processors should display this correctly. The following image (a.) illustrates the conflict that can occur with a TIS-620 font or in a non-Unicode environment. The TIS-620 character set offers a lower version of อู (b.) which must be selected in this case, since the ญ is not available without the curl. This lower baseline creates a problem with many software programs—the symbols are often clipped off.  | ||
| synonym | กัตญญู | gatL yaH yuuM | [is] dutiful [see กตัญญู] |
| antonym | เนรคุณ | naehM raH khoonM | [is] ungrateful; go against; betray |
| related words | รู้คุณ | ruuH khoonM | to show รู้คุณคน |
| รู้คุณคน | ruuH khoonM khohnM | [Thai customary and dutiful kindness, deference, gratitude and reciprocation] | |
| examples | ลูกกตัญญู | luukF gaL dtanM yuuM | a obediant or dutiful child |
| กตัญญูรู้คุณ | gaL dtanM yuuM ruuH khoonM | [is] grateful, obligated, thankful | |
| กตัญญูรู้คุณ | gaL dtanM yuuM ruuH khoonM | gratefulness, gratitude, sense of obligation | |
| กตัญญุตา | gaL dtanM yooH dtaaM | [poetic] gratefulness; thankfulness | |
| ความกตัญญูรู้คุณ | khwaamM gaL dtanM yuuM ruuH khoonM | gratefulness; gratitude | |
| as a prefix | กตัญญูกตเวที | gaL dtanM yuuM gaL dtaL waehM theeM | gratefulness, sense of obligation or duty |
| 2. อกตัญญู aL gaL dtanM yuuM [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] ungrateful | ||
| antonym | กตัญญูรู้คุณ | gaL dtanM yuuM ruuH khoonM | [is] grateful, obligated, thankful |
| 3. ความกตัญญู khwaamM gaL dtanM yuuM [noun] | |||
| definition | gratitude | ||
| synonyms | กตเวทิตา | gaL dtaL waehM thiH dtaaM | gratitude; thankfulness; appreciation; gratefulness |
| กตัญญูกตเวทิตา | gaL dtanM yuukF gaL dtaL waehM thiH dtaaM | the quality of being a grateful person; gratitude; gratefulness. | |
| ความรู้คุณ | khwaamM ruuH khoonM | gratitude | |
| sample sentence | การที่คนไทยปฏิบัติต่อข้าวมาแต่โบราณเช่นนี้ นับเป็นวัฒนธรรมทางจิตใจที่แสดงถึงความเป็นผู้มีความกตัญญูแม้กับผู้ที่มิใช่มนุษย์ เป็นวัฒนธรรมที่ดี gaanM theeF khohnM thaiM bpaL dtiL batL dtaawL khaaoF maaM dtaaeL bo:hM raanM chenF neeH napH bpenM watH thaH naH thamM thaangM jitL jaiM theeF saL daaengM theungR khwaamM bpenM phuuF meeM khwaamM gaL dtanM yuuM maaeH gapL phuuF theeF miH chaiF maH nootH bpenM watH thaH naH thamM theeF deeM "The fact that Thais have acted this way from ancient times is considered a spiritual and cultural artifact which shows that they are people who express their gratitude even to non-human powers; this is an admirable cultural trait." | ||
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