pu
See also: Appendix:Variations of "pu"
Aiwoo
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Chuukese
French
Kilmeri
References
- Gerstner-Link, Claudia. A Grammar of Kilmeri. (2018). Page 94.
Lamboya
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puqun, from Proto-Austronesian *puqun. Compare Indonesian pohon.
References
- Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “pu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 82
Mandarin
Romanization
pu (Zhuyin ˙ㄆㄨ)
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *puu, from Proto-Uralic *puxe.
Inflection
Inflection of pu | |||
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nominative sing. | pu | ||
genitive sing. | pun | ||
partitive sing. | pud | ||
partitive plur. | puid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | pu | pud | |
accusative | pun | pud | |
genitive | pun | puiden | |
partitive | pud | puid | |
essive-instructive | pun | puin | |
translative | puks | puikš | |
inessive | pus | puiš | |
elative | puspäi | puišpäi | |
illative | ? | puihe | |
adessive | pul | puil | |
ablative | pulpäi | puilpäi | |
allative | pule | puile | |
abessive | puta | puita | |
comitative | punke | puidenke | |
prolative | pudme | puidme | |
approximative I | punno | puidenno | |
approximative II | punnoks | puidennoks | |
egressive | punnopäi | puidennopäi | |
terminative I | ? | puihesai | |
terminative II | pulesai | puilesai | |
terminative III | pussai | — | |
additive I | ? | puihepäi | |
additive II | pulepäi | puilepäi |
Derived terms
- puine
- birbincpu
- jablon'pu
- kananpu
- tugipu
- vinpu
- voipu
- öpu
- pujaugad
- pukujo
- pusep
Yupiltepeque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu/
References
- Vocabularios de la lengua xinca de Sinacantan (1868, D. Juan Gavarrete)
- Chris Rogers, The Use and Development of the Xinkan Languages
Zou
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