ยมบาล
yom-má-baanMeaning
1NounB2
guardian of hell; warder of the underworld
a guardian or warder of hell in Buddhist mythology who is responsible for punishing sinners
Examples
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛคนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛthe elderly; eldersชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ขู่kùuขู่kùu1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyตายไปdtaai-bpaiตายไปdtaai-bpai[to] pass away; [to] dieจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)ยมบาลyom-má-baanยมบาลyom-má-baanguardian of hell; warder of the underworldจับตัวไปjàp-dtuua-bpaiจับตัวไปjàp-dtuua-bpai1[to] kidnap; [to] abduct2[to] arrest and take [sb] away; [to] take into custodyลงโทษlong-tôotลงโทษlong-tôot[to] punish [sb]; impose a penalty
Old people like to threaten children that if they are bad, the hell wardens will take them away to be punished after they die.
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ในnaiรูปวาดrûup-wâatตามdtaamผนังpà-nǎngวัดwátเราraoมักจะmák-jàเห็นhěnยมบาลyom-má-baanถือtʉ̌ʉหอกhɔ̀ɔkคอยkɔɔiทรมานtɔɔ-rá-maanคนบาปkon-bàapในnaiกระทะgrà-táทองแดงtɔɔng-dɛɛng
In the paintings on temple walls, we often see hell wardens holding spears, torturing sinners in a copper cauldron.
ตามdtaamความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaทางtaangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaยมบาลyom-má-baanมีหน้าที่mii-nâa-tîiลงทัณฑ์long-tanสัตว์นรกsàt-ná-rókตามdtaamคำพิพากษาkam-pí-pâak-sǎaของkɔ̌ɔngพญายมราชpá-yaa-yom-má-râat
According to Buddhist belief, the hell wardens have the duty to punish hell beings according to the judgment of King Yama.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiสยองขวัญsà-yɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiบรรยายban-yaaiภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngยมบาลyom-má-baanที่tîiกำลังgam-langลากlâakวิญญาณwin-yaanคนชั่วkon-chûuaลงนรกlong-ná-rókได้dâaiอย่างyàangน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaและlɛ́สมจริงsǒm-jing
This horror novel vividly and realistically describes the terrifying image of hell wardens dragging the souls of evildoers down to hell.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ยมบาล said ยม-มะ-บาล?
yom-má-baan
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yom
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
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ยมบาลyom-má-baanยมบาลyom-má-baanguardian of hell; warder of the underworldguardian of hell; warder of the underworldWord