ປູ

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Lao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Southwestern Tai *puːᴬ¹ (crab), from Proto-Tai *pɯwᴬ (crab).

Cognate with Thai ปู (bpuu), Tai Dam ꪜꪴ (pu), Tai Dón ꪜꪴ, ᦔᦴ (ṗuu), Shan ပူ (pǔu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (), Zhuang baeu, Bouyei baul.

Pronunciation

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  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [puː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [puː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ປູ
  • Rhymes: -uː

Noun

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ປູ ()

  1. crab