"Pu" meaning in English

See Pu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /pu/
Etymology: From Mandarin 蒲 (Pú). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|蒲|tr=Pú}} 蒲 (Pú) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pu
  1. A county of Linfen, Shanxi, China. Categories (place): Counties of China, Places in China, Places in Shanxi Translations (county): (Pú) (alt: Pu2, Pú, ㄆㄨˊ) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-Pu-en-name-7skiK7xg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 9 42 Disambiguation of 'county': 99 1
  2. A surname from Chinese.
    Sense id: en-Pu-en-name-4TuPt0~5 Categories (other): English surnames

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