Shan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuːꟲ (person), from Middle Chinese (MC pjuX).[1] Cognate with Thai ผู้ (pûu), Lao ຜູ້ (phū), ᦕᦴᧉ (ṗhuu²), Tai Dam ꪠꪴ꫁, Tai Nüa ᥚᥧᥲ (phù), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang boux.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ၽူႈ (phūu)

  1. man; person; individual

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Adjective

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ၽူႈ (phūu) (abstract noun တၢင်းၽူႈ)

  1. male

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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014) “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, →ISSN, pages 47–68.
  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.