ยมราช
Thai
Etymology
From ยม (yom, “Yama, the god of the dead”) + ราช (râat, “chief, lord, master; etc”). Compare Khmer យោមរាជ (yoomĕəʼriəc).
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ยมราช y m r ā d͡ʑ | |
Phonemic | ยม-มะ-ราด y m – m a – r ā ɗ | |
Romanization | Paiboon | yom-má-râat |
Royal Institute | yom-ma-rat | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /jom˧.ma˦˥.raːt̚˥˩/(R) |
Noun
ยมราช • (yom-má-râat)
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) underworld overlord
- title given to the Ministry of Justice (used in ancient times)
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