compassion. · (พระ~) favour; kindness; grace. · used as a title for or term of address to a god or high-ranking royal or noble person.
köken: Borrowed from Pali karuṇā (“compassion; pity”) or Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā); perhaps via Old Khmer ករុណា (karuṇā), ករុនា (karunā), កុរណា (kuraṇā), កុណ៌្នា (kurṇnā), កូណ៌ា (kūrṇā), កុណ្នា (kuṇnā), កូណ៌្នា (kūrṇnā, “compassion, mercy, clemency; royal favour, kindness, or grace; royal command; etc”). Cognate with Modern Khmer ករុណា (kaʼrunaa), Old Javanese karuṇā, Lao ກະລຸນາ (ka lu nā).