ผี

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See also: , , ผุ, ผู้, ผิ, , and

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (spirit). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩦ, Lao ຜີ (phī), ᦕᦲ (ṗhii), Tai Dam ꪠꪲ, Shan ၽီ (phǐi), Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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