Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *phū̆k
Meaning: hole, cave
Tibetan: phug the bladder, in reference to its capaciousness, cavern, the eye of a needle, sbugs id., bug hole.
Lushai: pūk a cave, cavern, a den, KC *pūk.
Comments: Miri sap-puük cave; Rawang luŋ-pu cave. Sh. 51; Ben. 77. The meaning ('burst') in Kiranti is influenced by another ST root, *puak q.v.
