ผีเข้า(pĕe kâo)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] be possessed by a ghost
to be possessed by a ghost, spirit, or demon
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...ผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; adult female (person)2women's; female (as modifier)คนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ผีเข้าpĕe kâoผีเข้าpĕe kâo1[to] be possessed by a ghost2[to] act crazy; [to] act out of characterเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herร้องไห้róng hâiร้องไห้róng hâi1[to] cry; weep2[to] sobและláeและláeand (coordinating)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแปลกๆbplàek bplàekแปลกๆbplàek bplàek1somewhat strange; kind of odd2weird/off; suspicious (colloquial)3oddly; in a strange way
The villagers believe this woman is possessed by a ghost because she cries and speaks in a strange voice.
2VerbB2
[to] act crazy; [to] act out of character
to act crazy, have a sudden mood swing, or behave completely out of character (used figuratively)
Examples
ปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; normเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขี้เกียจkêe-gìiatขี้เกียจkêe-gìiat1lazy; not wanting to make effort2[to] not feel like [doing sth]; [to] be too lazy to [do sth]จะตายjà dtaaiจะตายjà dtaaiextremely; terribly (post‑posed intensifier)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ตื่นมาdtèun maaตื่นมาdtèun maa[to] wake upทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àat1[to] clean [sth]; [to] make [sth] clean2[to] do cleaningบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)แต่เช้าdtàe cháoแต่เช้าdtàe cháoearly in the morning; since early morningผีเข้าpĕe kâoผีเข้าpĕe kâo1[to] be possessed by a ghost2[to] act crazy; [to] act out of characterแน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainly
Normally he's incredibly lazy, but today he woke up and cleaned the house early in the morning. Something must have gotten into him.
Word Breakdown
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ผีเข้าpĕe kâoผีเข้าpĕe kâo[to] be possessed by a ghost