สัมภเวสี
Thai edit
Etymology edit
From Pali sambhavesī (literally “birth seeker”), from sambhava (“birth”) + isī (“seeker”); equivalent to Thai สัมภว + อิสี.
Pronunciation edit
| Orthographic | สัมภเวสี s ạ m bʰ e w s ī | |
| Phonemic | สำ-พะ-เว-สี s å – b a – e w – s ī | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sǎm-pá-wee-sǐi |
| Royal Institute | sam-pha-we-si | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /sam˩˩˦.pʰa˦˥.weː˧.siː˩˩˦/(R) | |
Noun edit
สัมภเวสี • (sǎm-pá-wee-sǐi)
- (Hinduism) the ghost of a dead person that is seeking a way to be reborn as a living creature.
- (Buddhism) creature that is to be born, such as embryo, child in its mother's womb, etc; creature that is still in the cycle of rebirth because it has not yet attained nirvana; living creature in general.
- stray ghost or spirit.
- (slang, derogatory) person who has nothing to do other than causing annoyance, disturbance, or trouble to another.