Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *[ph]ǝw
Meaning: bake, set on fire
Tibetan: ãbu (p. ãbus) be lighted, set on fire.
Burmese: phǝw stove, hearth; LB *pɨ (pǝw) 'dry, fire, sun'
Kachin: kǝbo1 to bake, steam.
Comments: Bodo ko-pǝ steam. Luce 29. The root frequently has the meaning "ashes", for the most part in compounds: cf. *[p]hǝw-ƛǝ̄, as well as Dhimal bu-suri, Tani *mat-bu, Aka hukhes-pu, Miji mai-bu, Konyak (Wancho) la-bu, Ao Naga opu, Nung (Rourou) na-ma-phu, Trung kha-phu etc. stibet-prnum,stibet-meaning,stibet-chin,stibet-tib,stibet-burm,stibet-kach,stibet-kir,stibet-comments,