อนุบาล

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit अनु (anu, following; further; inferior; next; towards; under; etc.) + पाल (pāla, guard; keeper; protector; etc.).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicอนุบาล
ɒ n u ɓ ā l
Phonemic
อะ-นุ-บาน
ɒ a – n u – ɓ ā n
RomanizationPaiboonà-nú-baan
Royal Institutea-nu-ban
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔa˨˩.nu˦˥.baːn˧/(R)

Adjective

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อนุบาล (à-nú-baan) (abstract noun ความอนุบาล)

  1. that guards, protects, oversees, or watches over.
  2. of or pertaining to a kindergarten or the kindergarten-level, preschool, or early childhood education.

Derived terms

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Verb

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อนุบาล (à-nú-baan) (abstract noun การอนุบาล)

  1. to guard; to protect; to oversee; to watch over.

Noun

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อนุบาล (à-nú-baan)

  1. (colloquial) kindergarten.
  2. (colloquial) kindergarten-level, preschool, or early childhood education.