ผีพราย
pĕe praai
Meanings
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water spirit; water ghost
a ghost or spirit in Thai folklore, often linked to water; said to live in or control water and to lure, trouble, or drown people; in some tales, it is the spirit of someone who drowned.
Examples
คนแก่kon gàeคนแก่kon gàeelderly person; old personคนเฒ่าkon tâoคนเฒ่าkon tâoelderly person; elder (formal/literary)เชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditchesสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผีพรายpĕe praaiผีพรายpĕe praaiwater spirit; water ghostอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòo[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyลงเล่นlong lênลงเล่นlong lên[to] enter a game to playน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
Old folks believe a water spirit lives in this canal, so no one dares to swim in it at night.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พรายน้ำpraai náamพรายน้ำpraai náamfoam; small bubbles on water
foam; small bubbles on water
พรายpraaiพรายpraai1water spirit; ghost (folklore)2shimmer; glimmer (faint light on water/objects)3shimmering; glimmering (soft light)
- water spirit; ghost (folklore)
- shimmer; glimmer (faint light on water/objects)
- shimmering; glimmering (soft light)
Word Breakdown
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ผีพรายpĕe praaiผีพรายpĕe praaiwater spirit; water ghost