ผี(pĕe)

Meanings

1NounA2

ghost; spirit

a spirit of a dead person or a supernatural being believed to appear to or affect the living

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ฝันเห็นfăn hĕnฝันเห็นfăn hĕn[to] see [sb]/[sth] in a dreamผีpĕeผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2spirit; demon3obsessive fan (slang, as prefix ผี-)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] tease; prank; startle; spook3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)
Last night I dreamed a ghost came to haunt me.
2NounB2

spirit; demon

a spirit or supernatural being; also used figuratively in compounds to describe someone strongly driven by or fixated on something (e.g., workaholic)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผีpĕeผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2spirit; demon3obsessive fan (slang, as prefix ผี-)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)เฝ้าfâoเฝ้าfâo1[to] watch over; guard; keep; monitor2[to] attend; sit by; keep vigil3[to] await; watch for4keep (doing); continuallyต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn máai yàiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn máai yàilarge/mature treeจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)ขออนุญาตkŏr à-nú-yâatขออนุญาตkŏr à-nú-yâat1[to] ask for permission2[to] apply for a permit/authorization3[!] excuse me (seeking permission)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut across
He believes there is a forest spirit guarding the big tree, so he pays respect before cutting it.
3NounB2

obsessive fan (slang, as prefix ผีผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2spirit; demon3obsessive fan (slang, as prefix ผี-)-)

a slang prefix meaning 'die-hard/obsessive fan of' (e.g., ผีบอล football fanatic)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsผีpĕeผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2spirit; demon3obsessive fan (slang, as prefix ผี-)บอลbonบอลbon1ball (object)2football; soccer3billiards; pool (informal)4gambling on footballดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)แมตช์mâetแมตช์mâet1match (sports game)2[to] match; go well togetherและláeและláeand (coordinating)วิเคราะห์wí-króวิเคราะห์wí-kró[to] analyzeเกมgaymเกมgaym1game; match2video game3set (in sports)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsชั่วโมงchûua-mohngชั่วโมงchûua-mohng1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time
He's a football fanatic; he watches every match and can analyze the game for hours.

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