ပို

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Burmese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Pali bala.

Noun

ပို (pui)

  1. counter used in a game of pachisi
Derived terms

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (pui "basket, smaller than WB put"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Noun

ပို (pui)

  1. deep bamboo basket for storing or transporting dry goods

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English pole.

Noun

ပို (pui)

  1. a measure of length equivalent to five and half yards

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (pui "crosspiece on deck of boat"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Noun

ပို (pui)

  1. thwart (of a boat)
  2. timber planking connecting two boats lined abreast over which a deck is laid
Derived terms

Etymology 5

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (pui "exceed, be superabundant"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Bears resemblance to Old Chinese (OC *pʰɯɡs, *pʰrɯɡ, *pʰɯɡ, “duplicate, auxiliary”).”

Adjective

ပို (pui)

  1. extra, additional, superfluous, redundant
    ဒီလက​ အရင်လထက် ပိုပူတယ်။dila.ka.​ a.rangla.htak puiputai||This month is hotter than last month.

Verb

ပို (pui)

  1. to be in excess, be more than what is necessary, be over and above the norm, overdo
  2. to exceed (be larger, greater than something else or than expected or desirable; go beyond the limits of something)

Derived terms

Further reading

Pa'o Karen

Noun

ပို (transliteration needed)

  1. son