หมอผี

Thai

Etymology

From หมอ (mɔ̌ɔ, “master; expert”) +‎ ผี (pǐi, “ghost”); literally "master of ghosts", "expert in ghosts", etc.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		หมอผี h m ɒ pʰ ī
Phonemic		หฺมอ-ผี h ̥ m ɒ – pʰ ī
Romanization	Paiboon	mɔ̌ɔ-pǐi
	Royal Institute	mo-phi
(standard) IPA(key)		/mɔː˩˩˦.pʰiː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

หมอผี • (mɔ̌ɔ-pǐi) (classifier คน)

1. shaman.

   Synonym: (archaic) หมอ (mɔ̌ɔ)