ไบโอ(bai-o)
Meanings
1NounB1
bio (biography/profile)
A short personal profile or biographical blurb (loan from English ‘bio’).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ทวิตtá-wítทวิตtá-wít1[to] tweet; post on X2a tweet; post on Xของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไบโอbai-oไบโอbai-o1bio (biology; biological, colloq.)2bio (biography/profile)3bio- (life; biological)สั้นๆsân sânสั้นๆsân sân1briefly; in short2curtly; terselyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsนักเขียนnák kĭianนักเขียนnák kĭianwriter; authorและláeและláeand (coordinating)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กาแฟgaa-faeกาแฟgaa-faecoffee (drink; beans; plant)
His Twitter has a short bio saying he’s a writer and coffee lover.
2NounB2
bio (biology; biological, colloq.)
A colloquial abbreviation for biology or anything related to biological science.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสอบsòpสอบsòp1exam; test (informal/short form)2[to] test; examine (ability)3[to] take an exam; sit a testไบโอbai-oไบโอbai-o1bio (biology; biological, colloq.)2bio (biography/profile)3bio- (life; biological)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทบทวนtóp-tuuanทบทวนtóp-tuuan1[to] review; revise (study)2[to] reconsider; re-examineระบบย่อยอาหารrá-bòp yôi aa-hăanระบบย่อยอาหารrá-bòp yôi aa-hăandigestive systemให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full term
We have a bio exam tomorrow; we need to review the digestive system thoroughly.
3NounB2
bio- (life; biological)
A prefix meaning ‘life’ or ‘biological’, used before other words (e.g., ไบโอเทคไบโอเทคbai-oh-ték1biotech2BIOTEC (Thailand)).
Examples
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofลงทุนlong tunลงทุนlong tun1to take the trouble; to go to the effort (colloquial)2investment; act of investing3[to] invest (money; resources)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ไบโอเทคbai-oh-tékไบโอเทคbai-oh-ték1biotech2BIOTEC (Thailand)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofพัฒนายาpát-tá-naa yaaพัฒนายาpát-tá-naa yaa[to] develop a drug/medicineใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toกระบวนการgrà-buan-gaanกระบวนการgrà-buan-gaan1process; procedure2method; methodology (formal)ทางชีวภาพtaang chee-wá-pâapทางชีวภาพtaang chee-wá-pâap1biological2biologically; by biological means
The company is investing in biotech to develop new drugs derived from biological processes.