พญายม
pá-yaa yom
Meanings
1NounC1
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-măi gònคนสมัยก่อนkon sà-măi gònpeople from the pastเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)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)ผู้ตัดสินpôo dtàt sĭnผู้ตัดสินpôo dtàt sĭn1referee; umpire2judge; arbiterความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2fact; matter; affair (formal)ดีความdee kwaamดีความdee kwaam1[to] win a lawsuit2favorable litigation outcomeชั่วchûuaชั่วchûua1evil; wicked2bad; poor (quality)3for a short time; temporarily (prefix)4classifier for periods of timeของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)
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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พญายมpá-yaa yomพญายมpá-yaa yomYama; Lord of the Underworld