ปู

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See also: ปู่, ปี, ปี่, and

Eastern Lawa

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ปู (pu)

  1. thick (extent).

Thai

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *puːᴬ¹ (crab), from Proto-Tai *pɯwᴬ (crab). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩪ, Lao ປູ (), ᦔᦴ (ṗuu), Tai Dam ꪜꪴ, Shan ပူ (pǔu), Tai Nüa ᥙᥧ (pu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (), Zhuang baeu, Bouyei baul.

Noun

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ปู (bpuu) (classifier ตัว)

  1. crab.
  2. (เนื้อ~) crabmeat.

Etymology 2

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Cognate with Lao ປູ ().

Verb

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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).
Derived terms
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Western Lawa

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Pronunciation

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  • (La Up village) IPA(key): /pu/

Noun

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ปู (pu)

  1. thick (extent).