ปีศาจ

Thai

Alternative forms

• ปิศาจ (bpì-sàat)

Etymology

From Sanskrit पिशाच (piśāca, “ghost”). Cognate with Lao ປີສາດ (pī sāt), ຜີສາດ (phī sāt).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ปีศาจ p ī ɕ ā t͡ɕ
Phonemic		ปี-สาด p ī – s ā ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	bpii-sàat
	Royal Institute	pi-sat
(standard) IPA(key)		/piː˧.saːt̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ปีศาจ • (bpii-sàat) (classifier ตน)

1. ghost.
2. evil.