ชู

Cognate with Lao ຊູ (sū).

ชู • (chuu) (abstract noun การชู)

1. (transitive) to raise; to elevate; to lift up; to enhance.

   ชูมือ

   chuu mʉʉ

   to raise (one's) hand (i.e. to hold one's hand in the air)

   ชูประเด็น

   chuu bprà-den

   to raise an issue

   ชูรส

   chuu rót

   to enhance a flavour

2. (slang, transitive) to bring up, to come up with; to propose, to introduce; to present, to offer.

   ชูนโยบาย

   chuu ná-yoo-baai

   to introduce a policy

3. (figurative, now chiefly in combination, transitive) to exalt; to extol.