ปู

See also: ปู่, ปี, ปี่, and ป

Eastern Lawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu/

Adjective

ปู (pu)

1. thick (extent).

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ปู p ū
Romanization	Paiboon	bpuu
	Royal Institute	pu
(standard) IPA(key)		/puː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *puːᴬ¹ (“crab”), from Proto-Tai *pɯwᴬ (“crab”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩪ, Lao ປູ (pū), Lü ᦔᦴ (ṗuu), Tai Dam ꪜꪴ, Shan ပူ (pǔu), Tai Nüa ᥙᥧ (pu), 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).