ปู(bpoo)

Meanings

1NounA1

crab

a crustacean with a hard shell, ten legs, and claws; found in the sea or on land

Examples

ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotชายหาดchaai hàatชายหาดchaai hàatbeach; shoreมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoปูbpooปูbpoo1crab2[to] pave; spread a layerเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1beside; next to; by2side; lateral (modifier)3side; flank4side; party (in a dispute or game)ไปมาbpai maaไปมาbpai maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and fro3(in 'ไป ... มา') indicates a completed round trip
At the beach, crabs walk sideways back and forth.
2VerbB1

[to] pave; spread a layer

to cover a surface by laying materials in a flat layer (e.g., bricks, tiles, mats, cloth, leaves)

Examples

ช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ปูbpooปูbpoo1crab2[to] pave; spread a layerอิฐìtอิฐìt1brick (building block)2brickwork; masonry (of bricks)หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2public-facing front; facade (figurative)พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
The builder will lay bricks in front of the house tomorrow.

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