ၽူႈ

ၽူႈ

Shan

Etymology

From Proto-Southwestern Tai *pʰuːꟲ (“person”), from Middle Chinese 甫 (MC pɨo^X).[1] Cognate with Thai ผู้ (pûu), Lao ຜູ້ (phū), Lü ᦕᦴᧉ (ṗhuu²), Tai Dam ꪠꪴ꫁, Tai Nüa ᥚᥧᥲ (phù), Ahom 𑜇𑜥 (phū), Zhuang boux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʰuː˧˧˨/

Noun

ၽူႈ • (phūu)

1. man; person; individual

Derived terms

• ၽူႈတႅမ်ႈ (phūu tēm)
• ၽူႈလၵ်ႉ (phūu lâ̰k)

 

Adjective

ၽူႈ • (phūu) (abstract noun တၢင်းၽူႈ)

1. male

Derived terms

• ၵႆႇၽူႈ (kài phūu)

 

References

1. Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2014), “Layers of Chinese Loanwords in Proto-Southwestern Tai as Evidence for the Dating of the Spread of Southwestern Tai”, in MANUSYA: Journal of Humanities, volume 20 (special issue), Bangkok: Chulalongkorn University, ISSN 0859-9920, pages 47–68.

• Moeng, Sao Tern (1995) Shan-English Dictionary‎, Dunwoody Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.