Thai

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Compare Burmese ပို့ (pui., full), ပြော (prau:, great in degree; full of; plentiful), ပြည့် (prany., full); Lao ໂປ (, swollen, inflated); Khün ᨸᩨ (enlarged, swollen, inflated); Shan ပိုဝ် (pǔe, distended, inflated), ပူ (pǔu, flowing; full), ပေႉ (pḛ̂e, also; full), ပျေႉ (pjḛ̂e, full).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicปือ
p ụ̄ ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonbpʉʉ
Royal Institutepue
(standard) IPA(key)/pɯː˧/(R)

Adjective

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ปือ (bpʉʉ)

  1. (somewhat archaic) abundant; full; many; much.