ᥙᥧᥳ

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Tai Nüa[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Austroasiatic. Compare Mon ဇဗၠူ (həpluˀ, betel) and Vietnamese trầu (betel) (< Proto-Vietic *b-luː).[1] Cognate with Lao ພູ (phū), Northern Thai ᨻᩖᩪ, Khün ᨻᩪ, ᦗᦴ (puu), Tai Dam ꪝꪴ (ꞌpú), Tai Dón ꪝꪴ, Shan ပူႉ (pṵ̂u), Thai พลู (pluu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 ().

Noun[edit]

ᥙᥧᥳ (pu̇) (1963 orthography ᥙᥧ̇)

  1. betel leaf

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shorto, H. A Mon-Khmer Comparative Dictionary, Ed. Paul Sidwell, 2006. #1860, p. 478