เปรต(bprèt)
Meanings
1NounB2
hungry ghost; preta (Buddhist spirit)
In Buddhist and Thai folk belief, a type of spirit tormented by insatiable hunger and thirst, often depicted as being extremely tall with a tiny mouth and a swollen belly.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1old woman (informal; can be rude)2grandmother (maternal)เล่าให้ฟังlâo hâi fangเล่าให้ฟังlâo hâi fang[to] tell [sb]; [to] recount (to [sb]); [to] share what happened (with [sb])ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleทำtamทำtam1[to] cook; prepare food2[to] do; make3[to] do; carry out (work)4[to] act; behave5[to] cause; makeบาปbàapบาปbàap1sin; demerit2sinful; morally wrongตอนdtonตอนdton1when; at the time (of)2time segment; period3section; part4episode; chapterมีชีวิตอยู่mee chee-wít yòoมีชีวิตอยู่mee chee-wít yòo1[to] live on (figurative); continue to exist2[to] be alive; stay aliveตายไปdtaai bpaiตายไปdtaai bpai[to] pass away; [to] dieอาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toเกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to happen; occur; arise2(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedly3to be born4born (indicating birthplace/time)เป็นเปรตbpen bpràytเป็นเปรตbpen bpràyt[to] be/become a hungry ghost
Grandma told me that people who sin while they are alive might be reborn as a 'pret' (hungry ghost) after they die.
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ในงานบุญnai ngaan bunเดือนสิบdeuuan sìpทางtaangภาคใต้pâak dtâiมีmeeประเพณีbprà-pay-neeชิงเปรตching bpràytเพื่อpêuuaอุทิศส่วนกุศลù-tít sùuan gù-sŏnให้แก่hâi gàeเปรตbprètซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rùt
In the 10th-month merit-making festival in the South, there is a tradition of 'Ching Pret' to dedicate merit to the hungry ghosts who are ancestors.
ตามdtaamความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaทางtaangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-năaเปรตbprètคือkeuภพภูมิpóp poomของkŏngผู้ที่pôo têeตระหนี่ถี่เหนียวdtrà-nèe tèe nĭiaoและláeเบียดเบียนbìiat biianผู้อื่นpôo èunทำให้tam hâiต้องdtôngทนทุกข์ton túkกับgàpความหิวkwaam hĭuโหยhŏiไม่mâiสิ้นสุดsîn sùt
According to Buddhist belief, a 'pret' is a realm for those who were stingy and exploitative of others, causing them to suffer from endless hunger.
ภาพวาดpâap wâatเปรตbprètมักmákมีmeeลักษณะlák-sà-nàตัวสูงdtuua sŏongเท่าtâoต้นตาลdtôn dtaanแต่dtàeมีmeeปากbpàakเท่าtâoรูruuเข็มkĕmซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenการสะท้อนgaan sà-tónผลกรรมpŏn gamที่têeทำให้tam hâiกินginอะไรà-raiไม่ได้mâi dâaiแม้máeจะjàหิวhĭuมากmâakก็ตามgôr dtaam
Paintings of 'pret' (hungry ghosts) often depict them as tall as a sugar palm tree but with a mouth as small as a needle's eye, reflecting the karmic result of being unable to eat despite being extremely hungry.
2NounB2
despicable person (offensive slang)
A very strong and offensive term of abuse for a despicable, greedy, or contemptible person.
Examples
ไอ้เปรตâi bprètไอ้เปรตâi bprèt1a very tall, lanky person (derog.)2you bastard; vile person; greedy wretch (offensive insult; lit. 'hungry ghost')3[!] you bastard!; damn you!เอาaoเอาao1auxiliary marking emphasis or result2[!] come on; all right; go ahead3marker: adverse consequence4[to] use; employ5[to] take; get; pick6[to] bring/take (for use)7[to] want (request/ordering)8[to] have sex (vulgar slang)เงินngernเงินngern1funds; finances2silver (metal)3moneyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)คืนมาkeun maaคืนมาkeun maa[to] give back (to the speaker); [to] return [sth] hereนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle
You despicable wretch! Give me my money back!
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiคบkópกับgàpมันmanเลยloieคนkonอะไรà-raiก็gâwไม่รู้mâi rúuเห็นแก่ตัวhĕn gàe dtuuaอย่างกับyàang gàpเปรตbprèt
Don't associate with him at all. What kind of person is he? Selfish like a contemptible person.
เขาkăoถูกtòokชาวบ้านchaao bâanตราหน้าdtraa nâaว่าwâaเป็นเปรตbpen bpràytเพราะpráwโกงgohngเงินบริจาคngern bò-ri-jàakของkŏngวัดwátไปbpaiใช้cháiส่วนตัวsùuan dtuua
He was labeled by the villagers as a despicable person because he embezzled the temple's donation money for personal use.
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangพวกนั้นpûuak nánมันmanก็gâwแค่kâeฝูงfǔngเปรตbprètที่têeคอยkoiสูบเลือดสูบเนื้อsòop lêuuat sòop néuuaประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonไม่เคยmâi koieทำtamประโยชน์bprà-yòhtอะไรà-raiให้hâiประเทศชาติbprà-têht châatเลยloie
Those politicians are just a swarm of despicable creatures, sucking the lifeblood of the people, never doing anything beneficial for the nation.