ພູ

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Lao[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ພູ
  • Rhymes: -uː

Etymology 1[edit]

From Chinese (OC *buʔ). Cognate with Thai ภู (puu).

Noun[edit]

ພູ (phū) (classifier ໜ່ວຍ)

  1. mountain

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate with Thai พลู (pluu), Northern Thai ᨻᩖᩪ, Khün ᨻᩪ, ᦗᦴ (puu), Tai Dam ꪝꪴ (ꞌpú), Tai Dón ꪝꪴ, Shan ပူႉ (pṵ̂u), Tai Nüa ᥙᥧᥳ (pu̇), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 ().

Noun[edit]

ພູ (phū)

  1. betel