(n)indebtedness, See Also:obligation, debt of gratitude, Example:ผมได้ชดใช้หนี้บุญคุณซึ่งมีแก่ผมแล้ว, Thai Definition:พระคุณหรือความช่วยเหลือที่ผู้อื่นทำไว้กับตน และตนรู้สึกว่าจะต้องทดแทน
[pen nī bunkhun] (v, exp) EN: be indebted to s.o. (for help/support/encouragement) ; be under an obligation ; owe a debt of gratitude (to) ; be beholden (to) ; owe a lot to s.o. ; be grateful to s.o. for sth
a. 1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment or requital; beholden. [ 1913 Webster ]
By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once Indebted and discharged. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Placed under obligation for something received, for which restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and encouragement. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]