ฟู

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Isan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *wuːᴬ (to float), from Middle Chinese (MC bjuw, “to float”). Cognate with Thai ฟู (fuu), Northern Thai ᨼᩪ, Khün ᨼᩪ, Lao ຟູ (), ᦝᦴ (fuu), Shan ၽူး (phúu) or ၾူး (fúu), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang fouz, Bouyei fux.

Verb[edit]

ฟู (transliteration needed) (abstract noun การฟู)

  1. to float (on the water).

Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Tai *wuːᴬ (to float), from Middle Chinese (MC bjuw, “to float”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨼᩪ, Khün ᨼᩪ, Isan ฟู, Lao ຟູ (), ᦝᦴ (fuu), Tai Dam ꪡꪴ, Tai Dón ꪡꪴ, Shan ၽူး (phúu) or ၾူး (fúu), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang fouz, Bouyei fux.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographic/Phonemicฟู
f ū
RomanizationPaiboonfuu
Royal Institutefu
(standard) IPA(key)/fuː˧/(R)

Verb[edit]

ฟู (fuu) (abstract noun การฟู)

  1. to rise; to swell.
  2. (archaic) to float (on the water).

Derived terms[edit]