ผีสิง
pǐi-sǐngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
haunted
haunted by ghosts or spirits
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyเดินผ่านdern pàanเดินผ่านdern pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)บ้านผีสิงbâan pĕe sĭngบ้านผีสิงbâan pĕe sĭnghaunted houseหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
The kids in the village don't dare walk past that haunted house at night.
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มีmiiข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉว่าwâaโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmเก่าgàoที่อยู่tîi-yùuท้ายซอยtáai-sɔɔiเป็นbpenโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmผีสิงpǐi-sǐng
There is a rumor that the old hotel at the end of the alley is a haunted hotel.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpดูduuรายการraai-gaanเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiผีสิงpǐi-sǐngในnaiยูทูบyuu-túupก่อนนอนgɔ̀ɔn-nɔɔnเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jam
He regularly likes watching shows about haunted places on YouTube before bed.
สวนสนุกsǔuan-sà-nùkแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiมีmiiปราสาทbpraa-sàatผีสิงpǐi-sǐngที่tîiออกแบบมาɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛp-maaอย่างyàangสมจริงsǒm-jingจนjonทำให้tam-hâiหลายคนlǎai-konตกใจกลัวdtòk-jai-gluua
This amusement park has a haunted castle designed so realistically that it terrifies many people.
2VerbB2
[to] be possessed by a ghost
to be possessed or inhabited by a ghost or spirit
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...ผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ผีสิงpǐi-sǐngผีสิงpǐi-sǐng1haunted2[to] be possessed by a ghostเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛเอาแต่ao-dtɛ̀ɛonly; nothing butร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâi[to] cry; weepและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)พูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)ไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉangไม่รู้เรื่องmâi-rúu-rʉ̂ʉang1[to] not understand; be clueless; not know what's going on2incomprehensible; unintelligible; not make sense
The villagers believe that woman is possessed by a ghost because she keeps crying and speaking incomprehensibly.
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หมอผีmɔ̌ɔ-pǐiถูกtùukเชิญมาchəən-maaทำพิธีtam-pí-tiiไล่lâiสิ่งsìngชั่วร้ายchûua-ráaiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakร่างrâangของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonที่tîiโดนdoonผีสิงpǐi-sǐng
The shaman was invited to perform a ritual to exorcise evil from the body of the person possessed by a spirit.
อาการaa-gaanที่tîiคนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคิดว่าkít-wâaถูกtùukผีสิงpǐi-sǐngแท้จริงแล้วtɛ́ɛ-jing-lɛ́ɛoอาจàatเป็นbpenอาการaa-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngโรคrôokทางtaangจิตเวชjìt-dtà-wêet
The symptoms that people in the past thought were caused by spirit possession might actually be symptoms of a psychiatric disorder.
ในnaiภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonสยองขวัญsà-yɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnนางเอกnaang-èekเริ่มrə̂əmมีmiiพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamก้าวร้าวgâao-ráaoและlɛ́ทำร้ายtam-ráaiตัวเองdtuua-eengหลังจากlǎng-jàakถูกtùukผีสิงpǐi-sǐng
In the horror movie, the female lead starts exhibiting aggressive behavior and self-harming after being possessed by a ghost.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
pǐi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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สิงsǐngสิงsǐng1[to] hang around [somewhere] (slang); [to] haunt [somewhere]2[to] haunt; possess [sb][to] hang around [somewhere] (slang); [to] haunt [somewhere]Part 2
ผีสิงpǐi-sǐngผีสิงpǐi-sǐnghauntedhauntedWord