"pu" meaning in Mizo

See pu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Kuki-Chin *puu (“grandfather”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|lus|grandfather}}, {{inh|lus|tbq-kuk-pro|*puu|t=grandfather}} Proto-Kuki-Chin *puu (“grandfather”) Head templates: {{head|lus|noun}} pu
  1. grandfather
    Sense id: en-pu-lus-noun-ercEmXNZ
  2. father-in-law
    Sense id: en-pu-lus-noun-BqdGR8X~
  3. a man in charge of something
    Sense id: en-pu-lus-noun-6HwNlRBv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: II put [stem]
Etymology: From Proto-Kuki-Chin *puu (“to carry”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *puʔ. Etymology templates: {{etymid|lus|carry}}, {{inh|lus|tbq-kuk-pro|*puu|t=to carry}} Proto-Kuki-Chin *puu (“to carry”), {{inh|lus|sit-pro|*puʔ}} Proto-Sino-Tibetan *puʔ Head templates: {{head|lus|verb|stem II|put}} pu (stem II put), {{lus-verb|put}} pu (stem II put)
  1. to carry
    Sense id: en-pu-lus-verb-UUYP66pC
  2. to look after
    Sense id: en-pu-lus-verb-28xmSwD9 Categories (other): Pages with 28 entries, Mizo entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 28 entries: 4 4 4 4 12 4 4 3 3 0 3 0 2 4 4 10 4 2 2 2 2 2 6 9 4 4 4 Disambiguation of Mizo entries with incorrect language header: 16 23 5 5 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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    },
    {
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        "to look after"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "pu"
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