What is a Phi Phrai?

A Phi Phrai (ผีพราย) is a female pregnant spirit from Thai folklore.

Background

A Phi Phrai is the spirit of a woman who died together with the child in her belly, or a female spirit who lives in the water, similar to an Undine in the European-speaking world.

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