พระยม
prá-yomMeaning
1NounC1
Yama; God of Death
Yama, the God of Death or Lord of the Underworld in Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa1belief; conviction2faith (religious)3traditional/superstitious beliefของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalพระยมprá-yomพระยมprá-yomYama; God of Deathคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เทพtêepเทพtêep1deity; god2divine; godlike3awesome; god-tier (slang)ผู้ตัดสินpûu-dtàt-sǐnผู้ตัดสินpûu-dtàt-sǐn1referee; umpire2judge; arbiterความดีkwaam-diiความดีkwaam-dii1goodness; virtue2good deed; act of kindness3good quality; positive pointและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ความชั่วkwaam-chûuaความชั่วkwaam-chûua1evil; wickedness; vice2wrongdoing; evil actของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนตายkon-dtaaiคนตายkon-dtaaidead person; the deceased
In Thai belief, Yama is the god who judges the good and evil of the dead.
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ตามdtaamตำนานdtam-naanพระยมprá-yomจะjàทรงsongส่งsòngยมyomทูตtûutมาmaaรับrápวิญญาณwin-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ที่pûu-tîiหมดอายุขัยmòt-aa-yú-kǎiไปยังbpai-yangยมโลกyom-má-lôok
According to legend, Yama sends emissaries of death to collect the souls of those whose lifespans have ended to the underworld.
ภาพจิตรกรรมฝาผนังpâap-jìt-dtrà-gam-fǎa-pà-nǎngในnaiวัดwátมักmákแสดงsà-dɛɛngฉากchàakที่tîiพระยมprá-yomประทับbprà-tápบนbonบัลลังก์ban-langเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaผลกรรมpǒn-gamของkɔ̌ɔngสัตว์โลกsàt-lôok
Temple mural paintings often depict scenes where Yama sits on his throne to consider the karmic consequences of worldly beings.
วรรณคดีพุทธศาสนาwan-ná-ká-dii-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaหลายlǎaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngพระยมprá-yomในฐานะnai-tǎa-náผู้ชี้ขาดpûu-chíi-kàatชะตากรรมchá-dtaa-gamในnaiปรโลกbpɔɔ-rá-lôokตามdtaamกฎแห่งกรรมgòt-hɛ̀ng-gamอย่างยุติธรรมyàang-yú-dtì-tam
Many Buddhist literary works mention Yama as the one who impartially determines fate in the afterlife according to the law of karma.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the 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
prá
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
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)Buddhist monkPart 1
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พระยมprá-yomพระยมprá-yomYama; God of DeathYama; God of DeathWord