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Etymology

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From ผี (pǐi, deity; god) +‎ ฟ้า (fáa, heaven; sky); literally "god from heaven", "god of heaven", or "heavenly god".

Pronunciation

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Orthographicผีฟ้า
pʰ ī f ˆ ā
Phonemic
ผี-ฟ้า
pʰ ī – f ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboonpǐi-fáa
Royal Institutephi-fa
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰiː˩˩˦.faː˦˥/(R)

Noun

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ผีฟ้า (pǐi-fáa)

  1. (archaic, dialect) deity; god.
  2. (archaic) monarch; sovereign.