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Where does “อุ้มบุญ” come from?

อุ้มบุญ (Thai) comes from Thai บุญ, from Pali puñña, from Sanskrit पुण्य — the good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...

อุ้มบุญ (Thai): to act as a surrogate mother

Definitions

  1. to act as a surrogate mother

Ancestry of “อุ้มบุญ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiบุญdelight; happiness; merit; favourable outcome of...
2Palipuññamerit
3Sanskritपुण्यthe good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...

Words derived from “อุ้มบุญ”

  • การอุ้มบุญ
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