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| ปู bpuuM |  |
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| 1. | crab |
| 2. | to pave over or completely cover with |
| 3. | year or zodiac sign of the Crab |
| 4. | Puu; Poo [a common Thai female nickname] |
| 5. | to lay; spread; pave; cover; unfold |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ปู |
| IPA | puː |
| Royal Thai General System | pu |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | crab | ||
| classifier | ตัว  | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
| categories | |||
| examples | ปูดอง | bpuuM daawngM | cured crab or crab preserved in salt |
| ยำปู | yamM bpuuM | crab salad | |
| ปูนิ่ม | bpuuM nimF | soft-shelled crab | |
| sample sentences | |||
ทั้งกิ้งก่า ตัวแย้มดแดง จิ้งหรีดแมลงกินนูน ตั๊กแตน ปู ปลา กบ เขียด อึ่งอ่าง หนูนาแม้กระทั่งงูก็ต้องกิน thangH gingF gaaL dtuaaM yaaeH mohtH daaengM jingF reetL maH laaengM ginM nuunM dtakH gaL dtaaenM bpuuM bplaaM gohpL khiiatL eungL aangL nuuR naaM maaeH graL thangF nguuM gaawF dtawngF ginM "[We ate] chameleons, butterfly lizards, crickets, crabs, fish, frogs, bull frogs, field rats; and, yes, we even needed to eat snakes." | |||
...หรือมีตัวเพลี้ย ปู สัตว์ร้ายลงกินทำลายข้าว ก็ต้องทนลำบากไปตลอดปี reuuR meeM dtuaaM phliiaH bpuuM satL raaiH lohngM ginM thamM laaiM khaaoF gaawF dtawngF thohnM lamM baakL bpaiM dtaL laawtL bpeeM "...or if aphids, crabs, or other wild animals destroy the rice crop, then the farmer will suffer for the entire year." | |||
| as a prefix | ปูเสฉวน | bpuuM saehR chuaanR | Pagurideae, the hermit crab |
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to pave over or completely cover with | ||
| examples | กระเบื้องปูพื้น | graL beuuangF bpuuM pheuunH | floor tile |
| ผ้าปูที่นอน | phaaF bpuuM theeF naawnM | bed sheet; sheet | |
| ผ้าปูนั่งชายหาด | phaaF bpuuM nangF chaaiM haatL | beach blanket | |
| เสื่อปูชายหาด | seuuaL bpuuM chaaiM haatL | beach mat | |
| ผ้าปูโต๊ะ | phaaF bpuuM dtoH | tablecloth | |
| ปูพรม | bpuuM phrohmM | to carpet; to cover with a carpet | |
| ปูที่นอน | bpuuM theeF naawnM | to make the bed | |
| ปูพรม | bpuuM phrohmM | to shut out, keep a clean sheet; allow no score [in a game] | |
| ปูพื้นฐาน | bpuuM pheuunH thaanR | to pave the way; prepare a path | |
| 3. [noun, proper noun, colloquial] | |||
| definition | year or zodiac sign of the Crab | ||
| categories | |||
| related words | ก.ค. | gaL raH gaL daaM khohmM | [abbreviation for  กรกฎาคม ] July |
ราศีกรกฎ  | raaM seeR gaawM raH gohtL | Thai Zodiac sign for Cancer, the fourth sign of the zodiac | |
| 4. [proper noun, person, colloquial] | |||
| definition | Puu; Poo [a common Thai female nickname] | ||
| categories | |||
| 5. [verb] | |||
| definition | to lay; spread; pave; cover; unfold | ||
| examples | ถางทางปูพรมแดง | thaangR thaangM bpuuM phrohmM daaengM | to pave the way and lay a red carpet (for) |
| เลี้ยงดูปูเสื่อ | liiangH duuM bpuuM seuuaL | to entertain warmly; entertain with food and women | |
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