ผู้
Thai
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 甫 (MC pjuX).[1] Cognate with Lao ຜູ້ (phū), Lü ᦕᦴᧉ (ṗhuu²), Shan ၽူႈ (phūu), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang boux.
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ผู้ pʰ ū ˆ | |
Phonemic | พู่ b ū ˋ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | pûu |
Royal Institute | phu | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /pʰuː˥˩/(R) | |
Homophones | พู่ ภู่ |
Noun
ผู้ • (pûu)
Derived terms
Adjective
ผู้ • (pûu) (abstract noun ความผู้)
- male.
Pronoun
ผู้ • (pûu)
References
- ^ 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.