Dictionary entry
คุณ
you
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never inventeda respectful second- or third-person pronounwiktionary
a respectful title or term of addresswiktionary
favour; kindness; grace; gratitudecurated
attribute; characteristic; propertywiktionary
benefit; interest; usewiktionary
excellence; goodnesswiktionary
morality; virtuewiktionary
magic; black magic; occult or supernatural powerwiktionary
Less common senses (1)
a noble title given to an unmarried woman awarded the second- to fourth-class Order of Chula Chom Klaowiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesแต่ที่จริงคือเราไม่เข้าใจ และไม่ได้อยากให้คุณรู้
But the truth is we don't understand, and we don't want you to know.
Pudzon · พระนครศรีอยุธยาfrom ยิ้มไว้ก่อน →
ถ้าคุณมาเที่ยวเมืองไทย แล้วเห็นคนไทยยิ้ม
If you come to visit Thailand and see a Thai person smile,
Pudzon · พระนครศรีอยุธยาfrom ยิ้มไว้ก่อน →
Built from
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. TDP separates out the "virtue" and "honorific term of address" senses, though they are probably etymologically related.