ພູ

See also: ພ and ພໍ່

Lao

Pronunciation

  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰuː˧˥]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰuː˩˨]
  • Hyphenation: ພູ
  • Rhymes: -uː

Etymology 1

From Chinese 阜 (OC *buʔ). Cognate with Thai ภู (puu).

Noun

ພູ • (phū) (classifier ໜ່ວຍ)

  1. 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)

  1. betel
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