Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1n.
(classifier ตน) deity; god(archaic)wiktionary
2n.
dead body; corpse; remains(especially)wiktionary
3n.
ghost; spirit; soulwiktionary
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesไม่ใช่เพราะกลัวผี แต่เพราะผมอยากอยู่กับครอบครัว
Not because I'm afraid of ghosts, but because I want to be with my family.
เปรตคือผีที่หิวโหยและทรมาน
Pret are ghosts that are hungry and suffering.
Built from
From Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (“spirit”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨹᩦ, Lao ຜີ (phī), Lü ᦕᦲ (ṗhii), Tai Dam ꪠꪲ, Tai Nüa ᥚᥤᥴ (phí), Shan ၽီ (phǐi), Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī). Note also similarities to White Hmong plig (“ghost, spirit”), though the borrowing relationship, if it exists, is unclear.