สุ(sù)
Meanings
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; auspiciousที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotแปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileและláeและláeand (coordinating)ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4film; movie5vision; mental imageที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotแปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòoความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòo1living conditions; standard of living2well-being; welfare3everyday life; day-to-day livingรวมกันruuam ganรวมกันruuam gan1[to] gather; [to] come together; [to] combine2together; collectively3[to] add up to; [to] totalจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)หมายถึงmăai tĕungหมายถึงmăai tĕung1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)ความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòoความเป็นอยู่kwaam bpen yòo1living conditions; standard of living2well-being; welfare3everyday life; day-to-day livingที่ดีtêe deeที่ดีtêe deegood; 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.