"pu" meaning in Mandarin

See pu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Cognate with Paraguayan Guarani and Old Tupi pu. Etymology templates: {{cog|gug,tpw|pu}} Paraguayan Guarani and Old Tupi pu Head templates: {{head|gun|noun}} pu
  1. noise
    Sense id: en-pu-cmn-noun-7-KlwJ5t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Romanization

IPA: [ˈpu] Forms: ˙ㄆㄨ [Bopomofo]
Rhymes: -u Head templates: {{cmn-pinyin}} pu (pu⁵ /pu⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄆㄨ)
  1. nonstandard spelling of pū Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of:
    Sense id: en-pu-cmn-romanization-11I0FhoM Categories (other): Hanyu Pinyin, Mandarin entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Hanyu Pinyin: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mandarin entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mandarin terms with redundant script codes: 25 25 25 25
  2. nonstandard spelling of pú Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of:
    Sense id: en-pu-cmn-romanization-xPVUq~Zi Categories (other): Hanyu Pinyin, Mandarin entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Hanyu Pinyin: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mandarin entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mandarin terms with redundant script codes: 25 25 25 25
  3. nonstandard spelling of pǔ Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of:
    Sense id: en-pu-cmn-romanization-6TvHBu0Q Categories (other): Hanyu Pinyin, Mandarin entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Hanyu Pinyin: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mandarin entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mandarin terms with redundant script codes: 25 25 25 25
  4. nonstandard spelling of pù Tags: alt-of, nonstandard Alternative form of:
    Sense id: en-pu-cmn-romanization-ahyzX2hR Categories (other): Hanyu Pinyin, Mandarin entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Hanyu Pinyin: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mandarin entries with incorrect language header: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mandarin terms with redundant script codes: 25 25 25 25

Verb

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], xee apu [first-person, singular], ndee erepu [second-person, singular], ha'e opu [singular, third-person], nhande japu [first-person, inclusive, plural], ore oropu [exclusive, first-person, plural], peẽ pepu [plural, second-person], ha'e opu [plural, third-person]
Etymology: Cognate with Old Tupi puk. Etymology templates: {{cog|tpw|puk}} Old Tupi puk Head templates: {{head|gun|verb}} pu
  1. (intransitive) to be perforated Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-pu-cmn-verb-HVxpIkkk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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          "pū",
          "pū#Mandarin"
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          "word": "pǔ"
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          "pǔ#Mandarin"
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          "pù",
          "pù#Mandarin"
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      ],
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        "nonstandard"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpu]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pu"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "xee apu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ndee erepu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "ha'e opu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "nhande japu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
        "inclusive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ore oropu",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "exclusive",
        "first-person",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "peẽ pepu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural",
        "second-person"
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    },
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              9,
              12
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              21
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          "english": "My shirt is perforated.",
          "text": "Xekamixa opu.",
          "translation": "My shirt is perforated.",
          "type": "example"
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        "to be perforated"
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        "(intransitive) to be perforated"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    {
      "form": "l-self",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "xee apu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "first-person",
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      "form": "ndee erepu",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "ha'e opu",
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      "form": "nhande japu",
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      "form": "peẽ pepu",
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          "english": "My shirt is perforated.",
          "text": "Xekamixa opu.",
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        "(intransitive) to be perforated"
      ],
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}

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  "msg": "Template nesting error: template_nesting = 7 couldn't split inflection templates, pu/Mandarin section conjugation",
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