ผีโพง
pǐi-poongMeaning
1NounC1
Thai ghost (glowing light)
A type of Thai ghost or spirit from folklore that appears as a glowing light at night and feeds on frogs, toads, or dirty things
Examples
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛthe elderly; eldersบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatผีโพงpǐi-poongผีโพงpǐi-poongThai ghost (glowing light)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)กบgòpกบgòp1frog2plane (woodworking tool)3Kob (Thai nickname)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เขียดkìiatเขียดkìiatsmall frogตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
Old people say that Pee Pong likes to come out and eat frogs and toads at night.
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ถ้าtâaเห็นhěnแสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-faiประหลาดbprà-làatสว่างวาบsà-wàang-wâapอยู่ในyùu-naiทุ่งนาtûng-naaชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมักจะmák-jàคิดว่าkít-wâaเป็นbpenผีโพงpǐi-poong
If a strange glowing light is seen flashing in the rice field, the villagers usually think it's a Pee Pong.
ในnaiตำนานพื้นบ้านdtam-naan-pʉ́ʉn-bâanล้านนาláan-naaผีโพงpǐi-poongคือkʉʉวิญญาณwin-yaanร้ายráaiที่tîiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakผู้ที่pûu-tîiเล่นlênไสยศาสตร์sǎi-yá-sàatแล้วlɛ́ɛoรักษาrák-sǎaของkɔ̌ɔngไม่ได้mâi-dâai
In Northern Thai folklore, Pee Pong is a malevolent spirit originating from someone who practiced black magic but failed to control it.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanต่างdtàangหวาดผวาwàat-pà-wǎaต่อdtɔ̀ɔดวงduuangไฟfaiประหลาดbprà-làatนั้นnánโดยdooiเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเป็นbpenผีโพงpǐi-poongที่tîiกำลังgam-langออกหากินɔ̀ɔk-hǎa-ginของkɔ̌ɔngสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròkตามdtaamสัญชาตญาณsǎn-châat-dtà-yaan
The villagers were terrified of that strange glowing light, believing it to be a Pee Pong foraging for filthy sustenance by instinct.
Tones
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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 | — | — |