ห่า
Thai
pron
Definitions
- a type of ghost or spirit believed to be responsible for any disease that causes high mortality.
- (by extension) mischievous or violent ghost or spirit.
- (archaic) any disease that causes high mortality: plague, pestilence, etc.
- (pathology) cholera.
- (veterinary) rinderpest.
- (vulgar) mischievous person; troublemaker; disagreeable or contemptible person.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Tai *raːᴮ (epidemic).
Origin
Proto-Tai
*raːᴮ
Gloss
epidemic
Kanji
疫