ไล่ผี
lâi-pǐiMeaning
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[to] exorcise; [to] cast out spirits
to exorcise; to drive away ghosts or evil spirits
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เชิญchəənเชิญchəən1[to] invite2please; go ahead (polite imperative)3please …; kindly … (formal)หมอผีmɔ̌ɔ-pǐiหมอผีmɔ̌ɔ-pǐishaman; witch doctor; exorcist; sorcererมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำพิธีtam-pí-tiiทำพิธีtam-pí-tii[to] conduct a ceremony; perform a ritualไล่ผีlâi-pǐiไล่ผีlâi-pǐi[to] exorcise; [to] cast out spiritsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสิงsǐngสิงsǐng1[to] hang around [somewhere] (slang); [to] haunt [somewhere]2[to] haunt; possess [sb]อยู่ในตัวyùu-nai-dtuuaอยู่ในตัวyùu-nai-dtuua[to] be built-in; inherentของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung woman
The villagers invited a shaman to perform an exorcism to drive away the ghost possessing the young woman.
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หนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpบาทหลวงbàat-lǔuangที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiไล่ผีlâi-pǐiในnaiบ้านร้างbâan-ráang
This movie is about a priest who has to travel to exorcise ghosts in a deserted house.
ความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaเรื่องrêuuangการทำพิธีgaan tam pí-teeไล่ผีlâi pĕeยังคงyang kongฝังรากลึกfăng râak lúekอยู่ในyòo naiบางbaangชุมชนchum-chonแม้ว่าmáe wâaโลกlôhkจะjàก้าวเข้าสู่gâao kâo sòoยุคดิจิทัลyúk dí-jí-tanแล้วก็ตามláew gô dtaam
The belief in exorcism rituals remains deeply rooted in some communities, even though the world has entered the digital age.
การสวดมนต์gaan sùuat monไล่ผีlâi pĕeเป็นเพียงbpen piiangหนึ่งในnèung naiวิธีwí-teeการบรรเทาgaan ban-taoความหวาดกลัวkwaam wàat gluaaตามdtaamหลักlàkจิตวิทยาjìt wít-tá-yaaพื้นบ้านpúuan bâan
Chanting to exorcise spirits is just one of the methods to alleviate fear according to folk psychology.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressively[to] chase; pursuePart 1
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ไล่ผีlâi-pǐiไล่ผีlâi-pǐi[to] exorcise; [to] cast out spirits[to] exorcise; [to] cast out spiritsWord