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Eastern Lawa
Pronunciation
Adjective
ปู (pu)
- thick (extent).
Thai
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Southwestern Tai *puːᴬ¹ (“crab”), from Proto-Tai *pɯwᴬ (“crab”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩪ, Lao ປູ (pū), Lü ᦔᦴ (ṗuu), Tai Dam ꪜꪴ, Shan ပူ (pǔu), Tai Nüa ᥙᥧ (pu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū), Zhuang baeu, Bouyei baul.
Noun
ปู • (bpuu) (classifier ตัว)
- crab.
- (เนื้อ~) crabmeat.
Etymology 2
Cognate with Lao ປູ (pū).
Verb
ปู • (bpuu) (abstract noun การปู)
- to lay out, stretch out, spread out, or expand (something flat or a sheet of something).
- to pave (a road, walk, etc, with something).
- (figurative) to lay out, provide, or demonstrate (the basis, background, foundation, etc, of something).
Derived terms
Western Lawa
Pronunciation
- (La Up village) IPA(key): /pu/
Noun
ปู (pu)
- thick (extent).