Isan edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *wuːᴬ (to float), from Middle Chinese (MC bjuw, “to float”). Cognate with Thai ฟู (fuu), Northern Thai ᨼᩪ, Khün ᨼᩪ, Lao ຟູ (), ᦝᦴ (fuu), Shan ၽူး (phúu) or ၾူး (fúu), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang fouz, Bouyei fux.

Verb edit

ฟู (transliteration needed) (abstract noun การฟู)

  1. to float (on the water).

Thai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Tai *wuːᴬ (to float), from Middle Chinese (MC bjuw, “to float”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩪ, Khün ᨼᩪ, Isan ฟู, Lao ຟູ (), ᦝᦴ (fuu), Tai Dam ꪡꪴ, Tai Dón ꪡꪴ, Shan ၽူး (phúu) or ၾူး (fúu), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang fouz, Bouyei fux.

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicฟู
f ū
RomanizationPaiboonfuu
Royal Institutefu
(standard) IPA(key)/fuː˧/(R)

Verb edit

ฟู (fuu) (abstract noun การฟู)

  1. to rise; to swell.
  2. (archaic) to float (on the water).

Derived terms edit