thayè

In Burmese folk believe, hideous spirits with giant bodies and long, slimy fingers or tongues. They are the disembodied spirits of people who have died violent deaths and are hostile to mankind.

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References

Source

  • Leach, Maria, ed. (1984). Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend. New York: HarperCollins.