ผีเสื้อ
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Thai[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ผี (pǐi, “spirit”) + เสื้อ (sʉ̂ʉa, “tutelar”).
As for the second sense, the insects got their name due to the old belief that they embody ancestral or tutelar spirits.[1]
As for the third sense, the fish got their name probably due to their appearance or colours that look like butterflies.
Pronunciation[edit]
| Orthographic | ผีเสื้อ pʰ ī e s ụ̄ ˆ ɒ | |
| Phonemic | ผี-เซื่อ pʰ ī – e z ụ̄ ˋ ɒ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | pǐi-sʉ̂ʉa |
| Royal Institute | phi-suea | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /pʰiː˩˩˦.sɯa̯˥˩/(R) | |
Noun[edit]
ผีเสื้อ • (pǐi-sʉ̂ʉa)
- (classifier ตน) tutelar spirit.
- (zoology) (classifier ตัว) butterfly: insect of the order Lepidoptera.
- (zoology) (classifier ตัว) butterflyfish: fish of the family Chaetodontidae, except โนรี (noo-rii), Heniochus spp.
Derived terms[edit]
- ผีเสื้อกลางคืน (pǐi-sʉ̂ʉa-glaang-kʉʉn)
- ผีเสื้อน้ำ
- ผีเสื้อเมือง
- ผีเสื้อยักษ์
- ผีเสื้อราตรี (pǐi-sʉ̂ʉa-raa-dtrii)
- ผีเสื้อสมุทร