ปู

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See also: ปู่, ปี, ปี่, and ป

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicปู
p ū
RomanizationPaiboonbpuu
Royal Institutepu
(standard) IPA(key)/puː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *pɯwᴬ (“crab”). Cognate with Lao ປູ (pū), Tai Dam ꪜꪴ, Lü ᦔᦴ (ṗuu), Shan ပူ (pǔu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū), Zhuang baeu, Bouyei baul.

Noun

ปู • (bpuu) (classifier ตัว)

  1. crab.
  2. (เนื้อ~) crabmeat.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ປູ (pū).

Verb

ปู • (bpuu) (abstract noun การปู)

  1. to spread (mat, carpet, bed sheet).
  2. to lay; to pave (tiles).
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