อนุ(à-nú)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

minor; secondary

minor, secondary, small, or subordinate (often used as a prefix in compound words)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเรียนจบriian jòpเรียนจบriian jòp[to] graduate; complete one's studiesวุฒิwút-tíวุฒิwút-tí1qualification; educational level2maturity; competence (formal)อนุปริญญาà-nú-bpà-rin-yaaอนุปริญญาà-nú-bpà-rin-yaaassociate degree; sub-bachelor diplomaก่อนที่gòn têeก่อนที่gòn têebefore (introducing a clause)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปเรียนbpai rianไปเรียนbpai rian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentระดับปริญญาตรีrá-dàp bpà-rin-yaa dtreeระดับปริญญาตรีrá-dàp bpà-rin-yaa dtreeundergraduate level
He graduated with an associate degree before continuing on to his bachelor's degree.
2NounC1

concubine; minor wife

a concubine or minor wife (often used in historical or literary contexts)

Examples

ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyเศรษฐีsèt-tĕeเศรษฐีsèt-tĕe1rich person; wealthy individual2millionaire; very wealthy person3tycoon; magnateและláeและláeand (coordinating)ขุนนางkŭn naangขุนนางkŭn naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอนุà-núอนุà-nú1minor; secondary2concubine; minor wife3following; after; according toหลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòo[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในบ้านnai bâanในบ้านnai bâan1indoors; inside the house2domestic; at-home (modifier)
In the past, wealthy men and nobles often had many concubines living in their homes.
3AdjectiveC1

following; after; according to

following, after, or in accordance with something, usually used as a prefix in formal compound words

Examples

เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่อนุมัติmâi à-nú-mátไม่อนุมัติmâi à-nú-mát1[to] disapprove; [to] reject2not approved; disapprovedวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysลาพักร้อนlaa pák rónลาพักร้อนlaa pák rón1[to] take annual leave; [to] go on paid vacation2annual leave; paid vacation daysของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
The boss hasn't approved my vacation leave yet.