ยมราช
Thai
Etymology
From ยม (yom, “Yama, the god of the dead”) + ราช (râat, “chief, lord, master; etc”). Compare Khmer យោមរាជ (yoomĕəʾriəc)
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˥˩/ | |
Noun
ยมราช • (yom-má-râat)
- (Buddhism, Hinduism) underworld overlord
- title given to the Ministry of Justice (used in ancient times)
Related terms
- 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”)