ปู

See also: ปู่, ปี, ปี่, and ป

Eastern Lawa

Pronunciation

Adjective

ปู (pu)

  1. thick (extent).

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicปู
p ū
RomanizationPaiboonbpuu
Royal Institutepu
(standard) IPA(key)/puː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *puːᴬ¹ (“crab”), from Proto-Tai *pɯwᴬ (“crab”). Cognate with Lao ປູ (pū), Tai Dam ꪜꪴ, Northern Thai ᨸᩪ, Lü ᦔᦴ (ṗuu), Shan ပူ (pǔu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū), Zhuang baeu, Bouyei baul.

Noun

ปู • (bpuu) (classifier ตัว)

  1. crab.
  2. (เนื้อ~) crabmeat.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ປູ (pū).

Verb

ปู • (bpuu) (abstract noun การปู)

  1. to lay out, stretch out, spread out, or expand (something flat or a sheet of something).
  2. to pave (a road, walk, etc, with something).
  3. (figurative) to lay out, provide, or demonstrate (the basis, background, foundation, etc, of something).
Derived terms
  • ปูพรม

Western Lawa

Pronunciation
  • (La Up village) IPA(key): /pu/

Noun

ปู (pu)

  1. thick (extent).
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