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sub-

/sʌb/

sub- prefix: under, beneath.

Prefix

sub-

  1. Under, beneath.
    • subterranean
    • submarine
    Synonyms:
    under-, hypo-, infra-
  2. Subsidiary, secondary.
    • subplot
  3. Almost, nearly.
    • subconical
    • subequatorial
    Synonyms:
    pene-, quasi-

sub- meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Persian

sub- in Tamil

sub-, deputy, assistant
உதவி utavi

sub- in Malayalam

തികച്ചും അല്ലാത്ത, കീഴിലുള്ള, കീഴ്പദവിക്കാരൻ

sub- in Persian

under, beneath
زیرـ zir-
subsidiary, secondary
زیرـ zir-

Synonyms of sub-

Antonyms

Origin of sub-

From Latin sub- (“under”). Doublet of hypo-.

Questions about sub-

What does sub- mean?
Sub- means under, beneath.
What is sub- in Tamil?
Sub- in Tamil is உதவி (utavi). See Sub- meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sub-?
Sub- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce sub-?
Sub- is pronounced /sʌb/.

Words near sub- in the dictionary

  1. sub silencio
  2. sub specie aeterni
  3. sub tender
  4. sub tenders
  5. sub voce
  6. sub-
  7. sub-admiral
  8. sub-admirals
  9. sub-apartment
  10. sub-apartments
  11. sub-aqueous

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sub- (page history and authors); உதவி (Tamil) (page history and authors); sub- (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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