พญายม
pá-yaa-yomMeaning
1Proper nounC1
Yama; Lord of the Underworld
Yama, the deity who judges the dead and presides over the underworld in Buddhist and Hindu belief.
Examples
คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnpeople from the pastเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâa[to] believe (that) ...เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ตายไปdtaai-bpaiตายไปdtaai-bpai[to] pass away; [to] dieพญายมpá-yaa-yomพญายมpá-yaa-yomYama; Lord of the Underworldจะเป็นjà-bpenจะเป็นjà-bpen1will be; will become2whether it be (fixed pattern)ผู้ตัดสินpûu-dtàt-sǐnผู้ตัดสินpûu-dtàt-sǐn1referee; umpire2judge; arbiterความดีkwaam-diiความดีkwaam-dii1goodness; virtue2good deed; act of kindness3good quality; positive pointความชั่วkwaam-chûuaความชั่วkwaam-chûua1evil; wickedness; vice2wrongdoing; evil actของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2ours
People in the old days believed that when they died, Yama would be the one to judge their good and bad deeds.
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ในnaiวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamไตรภูมิพระร่วงdtrai-puum-prá-rûuangมีmiiการบรรยายgaan-ban-yaaiถึงtʉ̌ngการพิพากษาgaan-pí-pâak-sǎaของkɔ̌ɔngพญายมpá-yaa-yomอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatซึ่งsʉ̂ngสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangกรรมgamในnaiสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-tai
The Traibhumikatha literature describes Yama's judgment in detail, reflecting the belief in karma in Thai society.
เขาkǎoกลัวgluuaบาปกรรมbàap-gamที่tîiทำไว้tam-wáiราวกับว่าraao-gàp-wâaพญายมpá-yaa-yomกำลังgam-langรอrɔɔจดบันทึกjòt-ban-tʉ́kความชั่วkwaam-chûuaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอยู่ในyùu-naiยมโลกyom-má-lôok
He feared his sins as if Yama was waiting in the underworld to record his misdeeds.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàร่ำรวยrâm-ruuaiล้นฟ้าlón-fáaแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂หนีnǐiไม่mâiพ้นpónการตัดสินgaan-dtàt-sǐnจากjàakพญายมpá-yaa-yomเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถึงtʉ̌ngกาลgaanสิ้นอายุขัยsîn-aa-yú-kǎi
Despite being fabulously wealthy, in the end, no one can escape the judgment of Yama when their time comes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พญายม said พะ-ยา-ยม?
pá-yaa-yom
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พญาpá-yaaพญาpá-yaa1ruler; king; lord (historical)2honorific prefix for great beings3chief; great one (for animals/plants)ruler; king; lord (historical)Part 1
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พญายมpá-yaa-yomพญายมpá-yaa-yomYama; Lord of the UnderworldYama; Lord of the UnderworldWord