ใบบุญ

Thai

Etymology

From ใบ (bai, “bill, card; leaf”) +‎ บุญ (bun, “favour, kindness, mercy; merit; goodness, moral excellence, virtue; etc”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ใบบุญ au ɓ ɓ u ɲ
Phonemic		ไบ-บุญ ai ɓ – ɓ u ɲ
Romanization	Paiboon	bai-bun
	Royal Institute	bai-bun
(standard) IPA(key)		/baj˧.bun˧/(R)

Noun

ใบบุญ • (bai-bun)

1. (Roman Catholicism) indulgence: remission of punishment for sin, as papal indulgence sold for money.
2. patronage; assistance or protection provided to someone by another person.

Derived terms

• พึ่งใบบุญ