ยมราช

Thai

Etymology

From ยม (yom, Yama, the god of the dead) + ราช (râat, chief, lord, master; etc). Compare Khmer យោមរាជ (yoomĕəʼriəc).

Pronunciation

Orthographicยมราช
ymrād͡ʑ
Phonemic
ยม-มะ-ราด
ymmarāɗ
RomanizationPaiboonyom-má-râat
Royal Instituteyom-ma-rat
(standard) IPA(key)/jom˧.ma˦˥.raːt̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

ยมราช • (yom-má-râat)

  1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) underworld overlord
  2. title given to the Ministry of Justice (used in ancient times)
  • ยมทูต (yom-má-tûut, underworld officer whose duty is to bring a dead person before the underworld court for trial)
  • ยมบาล (yom-má-baan, underworld officer whose duty is to enforce judgments passed by the underworld court)
  • ยมโลก (yom-má-lôok, underworld)
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