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)