ผิดผี

Thai

Etymology

From ผิด (pìt, “to breach; to violate; to offend”) +‎ ผี (pǐi, “deity, god; ghost, spirit; corpse, remains”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ผิดผี pʰ i ɗ pʰ ī
Phonemic		ผิด-ผี pʰ i ɗ – pʰ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	pìt-pǐi
	Royal Institute	phit-phi
(standard) IPA(key)		/pʰit̚˨˩.pʰiː˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ผิดผี • (pìt-pǐi) (abstract noun การผิดผี)

1. to break a taboo, especially one concerning sexual misconduct

Related terms

• เสียผี (sǐia-pǐi)