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Lao
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ພູ
- Rhymes: -uː
Etymology 1
From Chinese 阜 (OC *buʔ). Cognate with Thai ภู (puu).
Noun
ພູ • (phū) (classifier ໜ່ວຍ)
- mountain
Etymology 2
Cognate with Thai พลู (pluu), Northern Thai ᨻᩖᩪ, Khün ᨻᩪ, Lü ᦗᦴ (puu), Tai Dam ꪝꪴ (ꞌpú), Tai Dón ꪝꪴ, Shan ပူႉ (pṵ̂u), Tai Nüa ᥙᥧᥳ (pu̇), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū).
Noun
ພູ • (phū)
- betel