ฟู
Isan
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *wuːᴬ (“to float”), from Middle Chinese 浮 (MC bjuw, “to float”). Cognate with Thai ฟู (fuu), Northern Thai ᨼᩪ, Khün ᨼᩪ, Lao ຟູ (fū), Lü ᦝᦴ (fuu), Shan ၽူး (phúu) or ၾူး (fúu), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang fouz, Bouyei fux.
Verb
ฟู (transliteration needed) (abstract noun การฟู)
- to float (on the water).
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *wuːᴬ (“to float”), from Middle Chinese 浮 (MC bjuw, “to float”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩪ, Khün ᨼᩪ, Isan ฟู, Lao ຟູ (fū), Lü ᦝᦴ (fuu), Tai Dam ꪡꪴ, Tai Dón ꪡꪴ, Shan ၽူး (phúu) or ၾူး (fúu), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang fouz, Bouyei fux.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ฟู v ū | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | fuu |
| Royal Institute | fu | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /fuː˧/(R) | |
Verb
ฟู • (fuu) (abstract noun การฟู)