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Thai Abbreviations and Acronyms

Acronym Expanded Meaning
¡ ¢ ¤   A B C etc
¡.¡. ¡ÔâÅ¡ÃÑÁ Kilogram
¡.¤. ¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á July
¡.µ. ¤³Ð¡ÃÃÁ¡ÒõØÅÒ¡Òà Judicial Commission
¤.È ¤ÃÔʵÈÑ¡ÃÒª A.D. (Anno Domini) lit. Christian era
¡.Á. ¡ÔâÅàÁµÃ Kilometre
¡.¾. ¡ØÁÀҾѹ¸ì February
¡.Â. ¡Ñ¹ÂÒ¹ September
¡.·. ¡ÃØ§à·¾Ï Bangkok
¨.È. ¨ØÅÈÑ¡ÃÒª The Thai era beginning March 21st, 633 A.D.
ª.Á. ªÑèÇâÁ§ Hours (for duration, e.g. à»Ô´ 24 ª.Á.)
¾.È. ¾Ø·¸ÈÑ¡ÃÒª Buddhist Era (B.E.)
¹.¹. ¹éÓ˹ѡ Net weight
ÇÕ.´Õ.âÍ   VDO = Video
ÇÕ.«Õ.´Õ   Video Compact Disc (VCD)
´Õ.ÇÕ.´Õ   DVD
´Ã. ´Í¡àµÍÃì Doctor
».Å. »Ñ¨©ÔÁÅÔ¢Ôµ P.S. (postscript) at the end of a letter
¹. ¹ÒÌÔ¡Ò Hours (time e.g. 12:00 ¹)
³   At (place) - this is not an abbreviation, pronounced ¹Ð
·Ã. ·ËÒÃàÃ×Í sailor, navy
¸»·.   Bank of Thailand
àÁ. àÁÉÒ¹ April
Ã.¿.Å. öä¿ËÅǧ The Royal State Railway
ç. âç§Ò¹ Factory
Í. ÍÒ¨ÒÃÂì Professor, teacher
Í.µÃ. ͸Ժ´Õ¡ÃÁµÓÃǨ Chief of Police

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