สุ
sùMeaning
1NounC1
prefix: good; well; beautiful; virtuous; auspicious
A prefix from Pali and Sanskrit, used in Thai learned compounds to add a positive sense such as 'good', 'well', 'beautiful', 'virtuous', or 'auspicious'; roughly like the English prefix 'eu-'.
Examples
คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)สุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâaphealthมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toสุsùสุsùprefix: good; well; beautiful; virtuous; auspiciousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4vision; mental imageที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsความเป็นอยู่kwaam-bpen-yùuความเป็นอยู่kwaam-bpen-yùu1well-being; welfare2living conditions; standard of living3everyday life; day-to-day livingรวมกันruuam-ganรวมกันruuam-gan1together; collectively2[to] gather; [to] come together; [to] combine3[to] add up to; [to] totalจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)หมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ng1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)ความเป็นอยู่kwaam-bpen-yùuความเป็นอยู่kwaam-bpen-yùu1well-being; welfare2living conditions; standard of living3everyday life; day-to-day livingที่ดีtîi-diiที่ดีtîi-diigood; suitable; desirable
The word 'sukhaphap' (health) comes from 'su', meaning good, and 'phap', meaning state of being, so together it means a good state of being.
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คำอุปสรรคkam-ù-bpà-sàkสุsùในnaiภาษาไทยpaa-sǎa-taiที่tîiมาจากmaa-jàakบาลีสันสกฤตbaa-lii-sǎn-sà-grìtมักmákใช้cháiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangคำkamที่tîiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiในnaiเชิงบวกchəəng-bùuakหรือrʉ̌ʉเป็นbpenมงคลmong-konเช่นchênสุวรรณsù-wanสีทองsǐi-tɔɔngดีdii
The prefix 'su' in Thai, derived from Pali-Sanskrit, is often used to create words with a positive or auspicious sense, such as in 'suwan' (golden, of good color).
ในnaiทางภาษาศาสตร์taang-paa-sǎa-sàatคำkamที่tîiมีmiiอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkสุsùนำหน้าnam-nâaเช่นchênสุภาษิตsù-paa-sìtหรือrʉ̌ʉสุจริตsùt-jà-rìtมักmákถูกtùukจัดเป็นjàt-bpenคำศัพท์kam-sàpชั้นสูงchán-sǔungที่tîiแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngคุณธรรมkun-ná-tamหรือrʉ̌ʉความดีงามkwaam-dii-ngaam
Linguistically, words prefixed with 'su', such as 'suphasit' (proverb) or 'sucharit' (honesty), are often classified as high-level vocabulary denoting virtue or goodness.
การตั้งชื่อgaan-dtâng-chʉ̂ʉให้hâiมีความหมายmii-kwaam-mǎaiอันanเป็นสิริมงคลbpen-sì-rí-mong-konโดยdooiใช้cháiสุsùนำหน้าnam-nâaสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnคติความเชื่อká-dtì-kwaam-chʉ̂ʉaทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tamที่tîiหยั่งรากลึกyàng-râak-lʉ́kในnaiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-taiเช่นchênการตั้งชื่อgaan-dtâng-chʉ̂ʉว่าwâaสุรศักดิ์sù-rá-sàkผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatอันanดีงามdii-ngaam
The practice of creating auspicious names using the prefix 'su' reflects a deep-rooted cultural belief in Thai society, for example, in the name 'Surasak' (one with goodly power).
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sù
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |