See also: ຜ, and ຜູ້ Lao Etymology From Proto-Tai *priːᴬ (“spirit”). Cognate with Thai ผี (pǐi), Northern Thai ᨹᩦ, Lü ᦕᦲ (ṗhii), Tai Dam ꪠꪲ, Shan ၽီ (phǐi), Ahom 𑜇𑜣 (phī). Pronunciation (Vientiane) IPA(key): [pʰiː˩(˧)] (Luang Prabang) IPA(key): [pʰiː˥˧˧] Hyphenation: ຜີ Rhymes: -iː Noun ຜີ • (phī) spirit, god Derived terms ຜີຂວັນ (phīk wan) ຫໍຜີ (hǭ phī)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.