ปู

See also: ปู่, ปี, ปี่, and ป

Eastern Lawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu/

Adjective

ปู (pu)

1. thick (extent).

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ปู p ū
Romanization	Paiboon	bpuu
	Royal Institute	pu
(standard) IPA(key)		/puː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *puːᴬ¹ (“crab”), from Proto-Tai *pɯwᴬ (“crab”). Cognate with Lao ປູ (pū), Tai Dam ꪜꪴ, Northern Thai ᨸᩪ, 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 lay out, stretch out, spread out, or expand (something flat or a sheet of something).
2. to pave (a road, walk, etc, with something).
3. (figurative) to lay out, provide, or demonstrate (the basis, background, foundation, etc, of something).

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Western Lawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu/

Noun

ปู (pu)

1. thick (extent).