ปู่
Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *pɯwᴮ (“paternal grandfather”).[1]
Cognate with Northern Thai ᨸᩪ᩵, Lao ປູ່ (pū), Lü ᦔᦴᧈ (ṗuu¹), Tai Dam ꪜꪴ꪿, Shan ပူႇ (pùu), Tai Nüa ᥙᥧᥱ (pǔ), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (pū), Bouyei baus, Zhuang baeuq (dialectal), Nong Zhuang buq, Zuojiang Zhuang buq.
Compare Proto-Hlai *pʰuːʔ (“grandfather; ancestor”), Proto-Austronesian *apu (“grandparent; grandchild”) (whence Hiligaynon apo, Tagalog apo).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic/Phonemic | ปู่ p ū ˋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Romanization | Paiboon | bpùu |
| Royal Institute | pu | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /puː˨˩/(R) | |
Noun
ปู่ • (bpùu) (classifier คน)
Antonyms
Derived terms
- ปู่ครู
- ปู่เจ้า
- ปู่ทวด (bpùu-tûuat)
- ปู่น้อย
- ปู่ย่า
- ปู่ย่าตายาย
- หลานปู่
See also
- ตา (dtaa)
References
Further reading
- “ปู่” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.