ปีศาจ
bpii-sàatMeanings
1NounB1
demon; evil spirit
a demon or malevolent spirit in religion, myth, or folklore
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)เล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedปีศาจbpii-sàatปีศาจbpii-sàat1demon; evil spirit2fiend; monster (cruel person)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivatedให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
Last night Grandma told me a story about a demon that haunts people in the forest.
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ในnaiตำนานdtam-naanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanนี้níiเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaมีmiiปีศาจbpii-sàatเฝ้าfâoบ่อน้ำbɔ̀ɔ-náamโบราณboo-raanไม่ให้mâi-hâiใครkraiเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiตอนค่ำdtɔɔn-kâm
In the village legend, it is believed that a demon guards the ancient well and doesn’t let anyone approach it at night.
พระภิกษุprá-pík-sùทำพิธีtam-pí-tiiสวดsùuatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขับไล่kàp-lâiปีศาจbpii-sàatที่tîiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətลางร้ายlaang-ráai
The monk performed a chant to drive away the demon that villagers believed brought bad omens.
นิทานพื้นบ้านní-taan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiพรรณนาpan-ná-naaปีศาจbpii-sàatว่าwâaเป็นbpenวิญญาณwin-yaanร้ายráaiที่tîiล่อหลอกlɔ̂ɔ-lɔ̀ɔkผู้เดินทางpûu-dəən-taangด้วยdûuaiภาพลวงตาpâap-luuang-dtaa
This folktale describes the demon as a malevolent spirit that deceives travelers with illusions.
2NounB2
fiend; monster (cruel person)
a very wicked or cruel person, likened to a demon; a fiend
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)คนแก่kon gàeคนแก่kon gàeelderly person; old personแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughปีศาจbpee-sàatปีศาจbpee-sàat1demon; evil spirit2fiend; monster (cruel person)จริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)ๆ-
Someone who swindles the elderly like that is truly like a fiend.
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หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaเก่าgàoของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnดุร้ายdù-ráaiจนjonเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaเป็นbpenปีศาจbpii-sàatในnaiออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fít
My former boss was so cruel that coworkers called him the office fiend.
นักต้มตุ๋นnák-dtôm-dtǔnคนkonนั้นnánใช้cháiเล่ห์เหลี่ยมlêe-lìiamทำร้ายtam-ráaiผู้คนpûu-konอย่างyàangเลือดเย็นlʉ̂ʉat-yenจนjonถูกtùukสื่อsʉ̀ʉประณามbprà-naamว่าwâaเป็นbpenปีศาจbpii-sàatในnaiคราบkrâapมนุษย์má-nút
That con artist harmed people cold-bloodedly with trickery, leading the media to condemn him as a fiend in human guise.
การทรมานสัตว์gaan-tɔɔ-rá-maan-sàtอย่างyàangจงใจjong-jaiเป็นbpenพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiใครก็ตามkrai-gɔ̂-dtaamถูกtùukตราหน้าdtraa-nâaว่าwâaเป็นbpenปีศาจbpii-sàatโดยdooiไม่mâiต้องสงสัยdtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎi
Deliberately torturing animals is behavior that makes anyone be branded a fiend without question.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ปีศาจ said ปี-สาด?
bpii-sàat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
bpii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |