ปู่

bpòo

Meanings

1NounA1

paternal grandfather

one’s father’s father.

Examples

ปู่bpòoปู่bpòo1paternal grandfather2ancestor spirit (folk belief)3grandfather (respect term)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1provincial; out-of-town2upcountry; outside the capital
My grandfather (my father’s father) lives in another province.
2NounB1

grandfather (respect term)

used as a respectful or familiar term for an elderly man, not necessarily one’s relative (e.g., calling an old man ‘ปู่ปู่bpòo1paternal grandfather2ancestor spirit (folk belief)3grandfather (respect term)’).

Examples

เมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoเมื่อเช้าmêuua cháothis morning; earlier todayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ปู่ข้ามbpùu-khâamถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetปู่bpòoปู่bpòo1paternal grandfather2ancestor spirit (folk belief)3grandfather (respect term)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smileและláeและláeand (coordinating)ขอบใจkòp jaiขอบใจkòp jai[!] thanks (informal; to friends/younger people)
This morning I helped an elderly man cross the street; he smiled and thanked me.
3NounB2

ancestor spirit (folk belief)

a revered male ancestral or tutelary spirit in local traditions (e.g., ปู่ตา).

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] set up; establish; found2[to] appoint; nominate3[to] put aside; save (money)4[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)5classifier: sets; collections; installations6[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)7[to] place upright; stand; erectศาลsăanศาลsăan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit house3royal court; court of a monarchให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitปู่bpòoปู่bpòo1paternal grandfather2ancestor spirit (folk belief)3grandfather (respect term)ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3grid square; mesh4eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)5[to] stare; [to] gaze6turn (in a game)และláeและláeand (coordinating)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerขอพรkŏr ponขอพรkŏr pon[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessingsทุกปีtúk bpeeทุกปีtúk bpeeevery year; annually
Villagers set up a shrine for the ancestral spirits (Pu Ta) and come to seek blessings every year.

Related Words

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