ภู

poo

Meanings

1NounB1

mountain; hill (poetic/literary; in place names)

a mountain or hill; common in place names and literary usage, e.g., ภูเก็ตภูเก็ตpoo-gèt1Phuket (province)2Phuket Island; Phuket City, ภูพานภูพานpoo paan1Phu Phan Mountains2Phu Phan National Park

Examples

หน้าหนาวnâa năaoหน้าหนาวnâa năao1winter; the cold season2in winter; during the cold seasonเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ขึ้นไปkêun bpaiขึ้นไปkêun bpai1[to] go up; ascend (away)2and up; or moreเที่ยวภูพานtîao poo paanอากาศเย็นaa-gàat yenอากาศเย็นaa-gàat yencool weatherและláeและláeand (coordinating)วิวwiuวิวwiu1view; scenery2view (online count)สวยมากsŭuai mâakสวยมากsŭuai mâakvery beautiful; gorgeous
In winter we go up to Phu Phan; the weather is cool and the view is beautiful.
2NounC2

person; one (formal prefix)

a formal/literary prefix meaning ‘person who…’ as in ภูมิปัญญาภูมิปัญญาpoom-bpan-yaawisdom; traditional knowledge (wisdom of people) is related etymologically; in compounds like ผู้ภูวญาณ (rare/archaic).

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เชิงcherngเชิงcherng1base; foot (of an object)2aspect; perspective; approach3in terms of; in the aspect of4tending toward; having a ... tendency5base; stand (decorative support)ภาษาศาสตร์paa-săa-sàatภาษาศาสตร์paa-săa-sàat1linguistics2linguistics (field of study)ภูpooภูpoo1mountain; hill (poetic/literary; in place names)2person; one (formal prefix)ทำหน้าที่tam nâa-têeทำหน้าที่tam nâa-têe1[to] perform duties; carry out responsibilities2[to] function; serve/act asเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsปัจจัยbpàt-jaiปัจจัยbpàt-jai1factor; determinant2basic necessities; four requisites3alms/donation (esp. to monks)แสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)เป็นเจ้าของbpen jâo kŏngเป็นเจ้าของbpen jâo kŏng[to] own [sth]; [to] be the owner of [sth]คุณสมบัติkun-ná-sŏm-bàtคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sŏm-bàt1quality; attribute; property; characteristic2qualification; eligibilityเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ภูมิปัญญาpoom-bpan-yaaภูมิปัญญาpoom-bpan-yaawisdom; traditional knowledge
In linguistic terms, “ภู” functions as an affix denoting the possessor of a quality, as in the word ‘ภูมิปัญญา’.

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