อุ้มบุญ

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From อุ้ม (ûm, to carry; to hold) +‎ บุญ (bun, merit; virtue); literally "to carry for merit".

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicอุ้มบุญ
ɒ u ˆ m ɓ u ɲ
Phonemic
อุ้ม-บุน
ɒ u ˆ m – ɓ u n
RomanizationPaiboonûm-bun
Royal Instituteum-bun
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔum˥˩.bun˧/(R)

Verb[edit]

อุ้มบุญ (ûm-bun) (abstract noun การอุ้มบุญ)

  1. (slang) to act as a surrogate mother.

Synonyms[edit]