ຜີ

See also: ຜ and ຜູ້

Lao

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (“spirit”). Cognate with Thai ผี (pǐi), Northern Thai ᨹᩦ, Lü ᦕᦲ (ṗhii), Tai Dam ꪠꪲ, Shan ၽီ (phǐi), Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī).

Pronunciation
  • (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰiː˩(˧)]
  • (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰiː˥˧˧]
  • Hyphenation: ຜີ
  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

ຜີ • (phī)

  1. spirit, god

Derived terms
  • ຜີຂວັນ (phīk wan)
  • ຫໍຜີ (hǭ phī)
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