ภูตผี
pûut pĕe
Meanings
1NounB1
ghost; spirit; specter
A supernatural being, often the soul of the dead or a haunting spirit; broadly used for ghosts, spirits, and eerie entities in folklore.
Examples
น้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulภูตผีpûut pĕeภูตผีpûut pĕe1ghost; spirit; specter2ghosts and spirits (collective)3spooky; ghostly (attrib.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
My younger brother is very afraid of ghosts.
2NounB1
ghosts and spirits (collective)
Used collectively to refer to all kinds of ghosts and spirits; often in set phrases and folklore contexts.
Examples
คนไทยkon taiคนไทยkon taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalสมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenเชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesภูตผีpûut pĕeภูตผีpûut pĕe1ghost; spirit; specter2ghosts and spirits (collective)3spooky; ghostly (attrib.)
Thai people in the old days believed in ghosts and spirits.
3NounB2
spooky; ghostly (attrib.)
Used attributively to describe something eerie or suggestive of ghosts, e.g., a ghostly house.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeวังเวงwang wayngวังเวงwang wayng1desolately; eerily; forlornly2desolate; lonely; eerie; forlornเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ภูตผีpûut pĕeภูตผีpûut pĕe1ghost; spirit; specter2ghosts and spirits (collective)3spooky; ghostly (attrib.)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; boldlyเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approach
That house looks desolate like a ghostly house; no one dares to go near it.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ผีสางpĕe săangผีสางpĕe săangghosts and spirits
ghosts and spirits
ผีpĕeผีpĕe1ghost; spirit2spirit; demon3obsessive fan (slang, as prefix ผี-)
- ghost; spirit
- spirit; demon
- obsessive fan (slang, as prefix ผี-)
ภูตผีปีศาจpôot pĕe bpee-sàatภูตผีปีศาจpôot pĕe bpee-sàat1ghosts, spirits, and demons2(figurative) evil people; malevolent forces
- ghosts, spirits, and demons
- (figurative) evil people; malevolent forces
วิญญาณwin-yaanวิญญาณwin-yaan1soul; spirit (life force)2ghost; spirit of the deceased3consciousness; awareness (formal)
- soul; spirit (life force)
- ghost; spirit of the deceased
- consciousness; awareness (formal)
ปิศาจbpì-sàatปิศาจbpì-sàatdemon; devil
demon; devil
Word Breakdown
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ภูตผีpûut pĕeภูตผีpûut pĕeghost; spirit; specter