Thai word senses marked with topical category "Fantasy"
Parent categories: Fiction, Speculative fiction, Artistic works, Genres, Art, Entertainment, Culture, Society
Subcategories: Ghosts, Harry Potter, J. R. R. Tolkien, Mythological creatures
Total 72 word senses
- กระสือ (Noun) a type of nocturnal spirit, believed to possess a woman and cause her to appear at night with only her head and internal organs that emit luminescent glow and float around to seek filthy things, such as feces and carrion, to eat. The male counterpart is known as กระหัง.
- 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.
- กระสือ (Noun) any of numerous bioluminescent mushrooms.
- กระสือ (Noun) glowworm.
- กอลลัม (Noun) Gollum.
- การเวก (Noun) (นก~) a mythical bird said to be immortal, living in the Himavanta Forest, having an enchanting melodious cry, having feathers that can turn into gold, and having a long flowing tail, also believed by the East Asians to have a human's head and a bird's torso.
- การเวก (Noun) (นก~) fenghuang: Chinese phoenix.
- การเวก (Noun) (นก~) phoenix.
- การเวก (Noun) a type of traditional Thai songs.
- กินนร (Noun) kinnara.
- 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.
- ครุฑ (Noun) garuda.
- จิงโจ้ (Noun) half-bird, half-man monster.
- 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.
- ดุสิต (Proper name) a male given name from Pali; Dusit
- 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.
- นาค (Proper name) Naga: tribesman living near the Naga Hills.
- นางฟ้า (Noun) air hostess
- นางเงือก (Noun) mermaid.
- 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.
- ผีเสื้อ (Noun) (classifier ตัว) butterfly: insect of the order Lepidoptera.
- ผีเสื้อ (Noun) (classifier ตัว) butterflyfish: fish of the family Chaetodontidae, except โนรี (noo-rii), Heniochus spp.
- ผู้คุมวิญญาณ (Noun) dementor
- พราย (Noun) a type of imaginary creature, conceived of as inhabiting the rivers, mountains, trees, etc, as nymph, elf, naiad, etc.
- พ่อมด (Noun) sorcerer; wizard.
- ภุชงค์ (Noun) snake; nāga; dragon.
- มกร (Noun) makara.
- มนุษย์หมาป่า (Noun) werewolf.
- มังกร (Noun) makara.
- มัจฉา (Noun) merperson.
- มาร (Noun) any malevolent supernatural being; a demon.
- ยักข์ (Noun) Alternative form of ยักษ์ (yák)
- ยักษิณี (Noun) (classifier ตน) yakṣiṇi, a female being of great strength and size.
- ยักษิณี (Noun) (classifier ตน) a giantess.
- ยักษ์ (Noun) (classifier ตน) similar being, as giant, ogre, etc.
- ยักษ์ปักหลั่น (Noun) person of extraordinarily large stature; person of extraordinary height.
- วาสุกี (Proper name) Vāsukī, a nāga in Hindu mythology.
- สฟิงซ์ (Proper name) Sphinx.
- 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.
- สาง (Verb) to break; to crack; to begin to grow light in the morning.
- สาง (Noun) mythological creature, said to be like a tiger or lion.
- สาง (Noun) supernatural tiger spirit
- สิงห์ (Noun) (ราช~) siṃha, lion-like mythological animal.
- สิงห์ (Proper name) (ราศี~) Leo.
- สิงโต (Noun) siṃha, lion-like mythological animal.
- อมนุษย์ (Noun) nonhuman being, as deity, demon, ghost, spirit, etc, especially malevolent one, but usually not including animals.
- อสูร (Noun) malevolent or dangerous and fearsome creature: demon, devil, monster, etc.
- ฮอบบิท (Noun) hobbit.
- เงือก (Noun) nāga; dragon; serpent.
- เงือก (Noun) malevolent creature having a snake- or crocodile-like appearance and associated with water.
- เงือก (Noun) merperson.
- เงือก (Noun) swimmer.
- เงือก (Noun) (นก~) any of various birds of the family Bucerotidae.
- เซเทอร์ (Noun) satyr.
- เปรต (Noun) preta: a type of supernatural creature born to undergo punishment or suffering as a result of sinful deeds committed in previous lives.
- เปรต (Noun) preta: a type of ghost in the Thai folklore, believed to have a very tall and thin body, the mouth as small as the hole of a needle, the hands as large as palm leaves, and to consume blood and pus as food, as well as to scream at night.
- เปรต (Noun) annoying, disturbing, or bothersome person; troublemaker.
- เมษปิศาจ (Noun) satyr.
- เสื้อ (Adjective) tutelar.
- เสื้อ (Noun) tutelar spirit.
- เสื้อ (Noun) shirt.
- เหรา (Noun) an aquatic creature, said to be a hybrid of a serpent and a dragon.
- แทตย์ (Noun) daitya; devil; fiend; demon; ghost; giant; monster; imp; vampire; incubus
- แม่มด (Noun) sorceress; witch.
- 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.
- ไซเรน (Noun) siren.
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