ปู

See also: ปู่, ปี, ปี่, and

Eastern Lawa

Pronunciation

Adjective

ปู (pu)

  1. thick (extent).

Thai

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ปู (bpuu) (classifier ตัว)

  1. crab.
  2. (เนื้อ~) crabmeat.

Etymology 2

Cognate with Lao ປູ ().

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).
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • ปูพรม

Western Lawa

Pronunciation

  • (La Up village) IPA(key): /pu/

Noun

ปู (pu)

  1. thick (extent).
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