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| เปรต bpraehtL |  |
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| 1. | ghost; spirit of a dead; particular demon from Thai mythology |
| 2. | (of children) brat; goblin |
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| Phonemic Thai | เปฺรด |
| IPA | prèːt |
| Royal Thai General System | pret |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | ghost; spirit of a dead; particular demon from Thai mythology | ||
| notes | From the Pali, preta - ancestor. Colloquially, เปรต is used to refer to a specific type of ghost, very tall & thin ghosts with pinhole-sized mouths, thus are always hungry – the karmic result of excessive greed in life. Said to be associated with palm trees due to their analogous shape. They are functionally equivalent to the Hungry Ghosts of Buddhist China. | ||
| classifiers | ตน  | dtohnM | [numerical classifier for angel, demon] |
| ตัว | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, number, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] | |
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| synonyms | ปีศาจ | bpeeM saatL | a spirit, a ghost, a devil |
ผีปอบ | pheeR bpaawpL | spirit; ghost; ogre; ghost which feeds on human entrails [ghosts, demons, and monsters] | |
| example | ลามกจกเปรต | laaM mohkH johkL bpraehtL | [showing strong disapproval] very obscene; lewd; filthy; indecent; pornographic; perverted |
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | (of children) brat; goblin | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
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