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ᦕᦴᧉ

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuːꟲ (person), from Middle Chinese (MC pjuX).

Cognate with Thai ผู้ (pûu), Lao ຜູ້ (phū), Tai Dam ꪠꪴ꫁, Tai Nüa ᥚᥧᥲ (phù), Shan ၽူႈ (phūu), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang boux.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᦕᦴᧉ (ṗhuu²) (classifier ᦕᦴᧉ)

  1. person; people.

Classifier

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ᦕᦴᧉ (ṗhuu²)

  1. used with people.

Prefix

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ᦕᦴᧉ (ṗhuu²)

  1. -er, one who does something or has some condition.

References

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  • Hanna, William J. (2019) “Query for ᦕᦴᧉ”, in Dai Lue - English Dictionary (in Chinese), SIL International