ปู่
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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)