ปู
Eastern Lawa edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ปู (pu)
- thick (extent).
Thai edit
Pronunciation edit
Orthographic/Phonemic | ปู p ū | |
Romanization | Paiboon | bpuu |
Royal Institute | pu | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /puː˧/(R) |
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
ปู • (bpuu) (abstract noun การปู)
- to lay out, stretch out, spread out, or expand (something flat or a sheet of something).
- to pave (a road, walk, etc, with something).
- (figurative) to lay out, provide, or demonstrate (the basis, background, foundation, etc, of something).
Derived terms edit
Western Lawa edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ปู (pu)
- thick (extent).