guh

guh

1. sweet potato

From Proto-Iranian *gáwšah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰáwšas; cognate with Persian گوش (guš).

guh m

1. ear

• gūh

Inherited from Sanskrit गुह् (guh).

guh (Pali name guha)

1. to hide

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ruʔ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *rus.

guh

1. bone

• Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Possibly from Proto-Tai *koːᴮ (“to build”),^[1] although the vowel and the tone of guh [kuːᴮ²] shows irregularity as a reflex of it.

In Northern Tai, cognate with Bouyei gueh.

In Central Tai, possibly cognate with Tày có.

In Southwestern Tai, possibly cognate with Thai ก่อ (gɔ̀ɔ), Lao ກໍ່ (kǭ), Tai Nüa ᥐᥨᥝᥱ (kǒw), Northern Thai ᨠᩬᩴ᩵, Shan ၵေႃႇ (kàu), Ahom 𑜀𑜦𑜡 (kō).

Compare Old Chinese 構 (OC *koːs).

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ku˧/
• Tone numbers: gu⁶
• Hyphenation: guh

guh (Sawndip forms 𫩏[2] or ⿰丨口[2] or ⿱口一[2] or 骨[2] or 哭[2] or 𢫈[2] or 枯[2] or 个[2] or 𡊜[2], 1957–1982 spelling guƅ).

1. to make; to create
2. to build; to construct
3. to farm; to plough; to work (land)
4. to hit; to strike
5. to write; to compose
6. to sing; to perform (a folk song)
7. to hold; to put on (a celebration)
8. to do (a job, task, etc.)
9. to be; to become (friends, a couple, etc.)
10. to be (a role); to serve as; to work as
11. to use as; to use instead of
12. to pretend to be; to act like