Thai word senses marked with topical category "Ghosts"

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Total 15 word senses

• กระสือ (Noun) a type of turmeric that resembles zedoary, traditionally believed to be of a supernatural power to possess a woman like the said spirit.
• กุมาร (Noun) child ghost servant, created by surgically removing an unborn baby from the womb of its mother, roasting the baby until its body dries during a rite held at a graveyard, and covering the dry-roasted corpse with gold leaf. The corpse is carried by someone who believes that the ghost dwelling in it may be employed.
• ฉมบ (Noun) a type of spirit in Thai folklore, believed to be the ghost of a woman that dwells at the place of her death, especially in a forest.
• ตายทั้งกลม (Verb) to die together with the child or children in her womb.
• ทางสามแพร่ง (Noun) T-junction, traditionally believed to be employed by the dead and thus deemed a very unholy spot.
• ปอบ (Noun) a type of evil spirit in Thai folklore, believed to possess a person and devour his or her viscera before leaving, thus causing the person to die.
• ผีดิบ (Noun) preternatural being believed to be a reanimated corpse, such as vampire, zombie, etc.
• พราย (Noun) a type of imaginary creature, conceived of as inhabiting the rivers, mountains, trees, etc, as nymph, elf, naiad, etc.
• สมิง (Noun) a type of evil spirit in Thai folklore, believed to be a person that turns into a tiger by the power of black magic or a tiger that can transform itself into a human due to being possessed by the ghosts of its human preys.
• เปรต (Noun) preta: a type of supernatural creature born to undergo punishment or suffering as a result of sinful deeds committed in previous lives.
• โขมด (Noun) gleaming light seen at night, traditionally believed to be a type of nocturnal ghost that leads travellers astray, scientifically explained to be light naturally produced by methane.
• โสม (Noun) Jewels of Opar, flameflower (Talinum paniculatum, family Portulacaceae)
• โสม (Noun) sweetheart (Talinum fruticosum, family Portulacaceae).
• โสม (Noun) any of the various plants of the genus Panax (family Araliaceae).
• โสม (Noun) a kind of beverage made from the juice of an ivy plant mixed with clarified butter, traditionally offered to Indra and other gods.

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