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adjective

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1
adj.

good

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From Pali puñña (“good; merit”); perhaps via Old Khmer បុណ្យ (puṇya, “good or pious work; act of merit; merit; ceremony, rite, service; festival”). Cognate with Lao ບຸນ (bun), Lü ᦢᦳᧃ (ḃun), Khmer បុញ្ញ (boññɔɔ), Burmese ပုည (pu.nya.).

From Wiktionary

1
n.

delight; happiness.

2
n.

merit.

3
n.

favourable outcome of a good deed done in one's previous life.

4
n.

goodness; moral excellence; virtue.

5
n.

favour; kindness; mercy.

6
n. · (dialectal)

religious ceremony or festival, especially one involving merriment or the making of merit.

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