ผีเรือน(pĕe reuuan)

Meanings

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household spirit; guardian ghost

A guardian spirit or ghost believed to protect a house and the family living in it.

Examples

ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)ผีเรือนpĕe reuuanผีเรือนpĕe reuuanhousehold spirit; guardian ghostทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatท่านtâanท่านtâan1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)คุ้มครองkúm krongคุ้มครองkúm krong1[to] protect; safeguard2[to] protect under law or policyคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleในบ้านnai bâanในบ้านnai bâan1indoors; inside the house2domestic; at-home (modifier)
My grandmother pays respect to the house spirit every Buddhist holy day so it will protect the people in the house.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ผีpĕeผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2spirit; demon3obsessive fan (slang, as prefix ผี-)Part 1
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เรือนreuuanเรือนreuuan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier (ships/boats; houses—formal/lit.)3body; figure (formal/lit.)Part 2
ผีเรือนpĕe reuuanผีเรือนpĕe reuuanhousehold spirit; guardian ghost