पू

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit पूय (pūya, “pus”). Cognate with Bengali পূঁয (pū̃y).

Noun

पू • (pū) (Latin script pu, Kannada script ಪೂ)

discharge from a wound; pus

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ᬧᬹ (Balinese script)
পূ (Assamese script)
পূ (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰳 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑀽 (Brahmi script)
𑌪𑍂 (Grantha script)
પૂ (Gujarati script)
ਪੂ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦥꦹ (Javanese script)
បូ (Khmer script)
ಪೂ (Kannada script)
ປູ (Lao script)
പൂ (Malayalam script)
𑘢𑘴 (Modi script)
ᢒᠤᠤ (Mongolian script)
ᢒᡠᡠ (Manchu script)
ပူ (Burmese script)
𑧂𑧕 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑐹 (Newa script)
ପୂ (Oriya script)
ꢦꢹ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑆷 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖳 (Siddham script)
පූ (Sinhalese script)
పూ (Telugu script)
ปู (Thai script)
པཱུ (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑒴 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pewH-.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /puː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /puː/

Root

पू • (pū)

to purify, cleanse

Derived terms

पवयति (pavayati, causative)
पवित्र (pavitra)
पुनाति (punāti)
पुनीत (punīta)
पूत (pūta)
पूति (pūti)

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