baeu

Zhuang

Pronunciation

(Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /pau˨˦/

Tone numbers: baeu¹

Hyphenation: baeu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *pɯwᴬ (“crab”). Cognate with Thai ปู (bpuu), Lao ປູ (pū), Tai Dam ꪜꪴ, Lü ᦔᦴ (ṗuu), Shan ပူ (pǔu), Ahom 𑜆𑜥 (puu), Bouyei baul.

Noun

baeu (classifier duz, Sawndip forms 𧉩 or 鮑 or 𩶉 or 𧉈 or 蚫, old orthography bəu)

crab

Noun

baeu (Sawndip forms 𨁏 or 䟔 or 䟹, old orthography bəu)

ankle

Verb

baeu (Sawndip forms ⿰月布 or 怉, old orthography bəu)

to hold in arms; to embrace; to hug

Particle

baeu (old orthography bəu)

used to express yes-no question

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