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ผี

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See also: , , ผุ, ผู้, ผิ, , and

Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (spirit). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩦ, Lao ຜີ (phī), ᦕᦲ (ṗhii), Tai Dam ꪠꪲ, Tai Nüa ᥚᥤᥴ (phí), Shan ၽီ (phǐi), Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī). Note also similarities to White Hmong plig (ghost, spirit), though the borrowing relationship, if it exists, is unclear.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicผี
pʰ ī
RomanizationPaiboonpǐi
Royal Institutephi
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰiː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ผี (pǐi)

  1. (archaic) (classifier ตน) deity; god.
  2. (especially of a human being) dead body; corpse; remains.
  3. (classifier ตน or ตัว) ghost; spirit; soul.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ผี” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.