ပူး

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Burmese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Cognate with Shan ပူး (púu), though the direction of borrowing is unclear.

Noun

ပူး • (pu:)

  1. guinea pig

See also

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 (pû "join, unite; possess, as spirit"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981. Bears some resemblance to Old Chinese 附 (OC *bos, “to stick, be close to”).”

Verb

ပူး • (pu:)

  1. to be close together, be stuck together
  2. (astronomy, astrology) to be in conjunction
  3. to be thick with somebody
  4. to bring together, clasp together, stick together, stay close to each other
  5. to be possessed by something
Derived terms

Further reading

Shan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Burmese ပူး (pu:).

Verb

ပူး • (púu) (abstract noun လွင်ႈပူး)

  1. to join, unite, place together

Etymology 2

Cognate with Burmese ပူး (pu:).

Noun

ပူး • (púu)

  1. guinea pig
  2. white mouse

Etymology 3

Noun

ပူး • (púu)

  1. long water weed, kind of watercress

References

  • Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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