คุณ

คุณ m

1. Thai script form of guṇa (“string”)
2. Thai script form of guṇa (“quality”)

คุณ • (guṇá) stem, m

1. Thai script form of गुण (“merit”)

From Pali guṇa (“cord; fibre; quality”) or from Sanskrit गुण (guṇa, “quality, feature, attribute; merit, virtue; etc”); probably via Old Khmer គុណ (guṇa, “attribute; excellence; interest; merit; property; quality; supernatural power; virtue”). Cognate with Lao ຄຸນ (khun); Khmer គុណ (kun); Old Javanese guṇa.

คุณ • (kun)

1. attribute; characteristic; property.
2. benefit; interest; use.
3. magic; black magic; black art; occult; supernatural power.
4. excellence; goodness.
5. morality; virtue.
6. (พระ~) favour; kindness.
7. a noble title given to an unmarried woman who has been conferred with the royal decoration of Chula Chom Klao (second class to fourth class).
8. (colloquial, polite) used as a title for or term of address to anyone out of respect.

• (noble title): If the woman is married, the title คุณหญิง (kun-yǐng) is used. As for the woman who is a member of the special second class or higher class, the title ท่านผู้หญิง (tân-pûu-yǐng) is used, irrespective of the marital status.

คุณ • (kun)

1. (colloquial, polite) a second or third person pronoun, used out of respect.