ปู่
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Tai *pɯwᴮ (“paternal grandfather”). Cognate with Lao ປູ່ (pū), Lü ᦔᦴᧈ (ṗuu¹), Shan ပူႇ (pùu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū), Bouyei baus, Nong Zhuang buq. Compare Proto-Hlai *pʰuːʔ (“grandfather; ancestor”), Proto-Austronesian *apu (“grandparent; grandchild”) (whence Hiligaynon apo, Tagalog apo).
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ปู่ p ū ˋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | bpùu |
| Royal Institute | pu | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /puː˨˩/(R) | |
Noun edit
Antonyms edit
- ย่า (yâa)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- ตา (dtaa)