พระคุณ

Thai

Etymology

พระ (prá, honorific, literally divine; excellent; holy; sacred; etc) + คุณ (kun, excellence, goodness; favour, kindness; morality, virtue; etc). Compare Chinese 圣恩; Khmer ព្រះគុណ (prĕəhkun).

Pronunciation

Orthographicพระคุณ
braguɳ
Phonemicพฺระ-คุน
b̥ragun
RomanizationPaiboonprá-kun
Royal Institutephra-khun
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰra˦˥.kʰun˧/

Noun

พระคุณ (prá-kun)

  1. (very formal) favour; kindness.
  2. (humble and archaic) a title for or term of address to a man of rank or in authority, as a nobleman, public officer, etc.
  3. (humble) a title for or term of address to a priest.

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • ขอบพระคุณ (kɔ̀ɔp-prá-kun)
  • เจ้าพระคุณ
  • พระคุณเจ้า
  • พระเดชพระคุณ

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