ปู่(bpòo)

Meanings

1NounA1

paternal grandfather

one’s father’s father.

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 ‘ปู่’).

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).

Villagers set up a shrine for the ancestral spirits (Pu Ta) and come to seek blessings every year.

paternal grandfather; father's father