ပူး
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Burmese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /pú/
- Romanization: MLCTS: pu: • ALA-LC: pūʺ • BGN/PCGN: pu: • Okell: pù
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
ပူး • (pu:)
See also[edit]
- (Burmese zodiac signs) ရာသီခွင် (rasihkwang); ဂဠုန် (ga.lun, “Garuda”), ကျား (kya:, “Tiger”), ခြင်္သေ့ (hkrangse., “Lion”), ဆင် (hcang, “Tusked Elephant”), ဟိုင်း (huing:, “Tuskless Elephant”), ကြွက် (krwak, “Rat”), ပူး (pu:, “Guinea Pig”), နဂါး (na.ga:, “Dragon”) (Category: my:Burmese zodiac)
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
ပူး • (pu:)
- to be close together; be stuck together
- to be in conjunction
- to be thick with somebody
- to bring together; clasp together; stick together; stay close to each other
- to be possessed by something
References[edit]
- “ပူး” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Shan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
ပူး • (púu) (abstract noun လွင်ႈပူး)
- to join, unite, place together
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognate with Burmese ပူး (pu:).
Noun[edit]
ပူး • (púu)
- guinea pig
- white mouse
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
ပူး • (púu)
- long water weed, kind of watercress
References[edit]
- Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary[1], Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.