ยมราช
yom-má-râatMeaning
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Yama; God of Death
the Lord of Death in Hindu-Buddhist mythology; the ruler of the underworld.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครทีวีlá-kɔɔn-tii-wiiละครทีวีlá-kɔɔn-tii-wiiTV series; TV drama; soap operaเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asยมราชyom-má-râatยมราชyom-má-râatYama; God of Deathเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎaผู้พิพากษาpûu-pí-pâak-sǎajudge (court)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นรกná-rókนรกná-rók1hell; infernal realm2place/state of extreme suffering3hellish; infernal (attributive)
In TV dramas, we often see Yommarat as the judge in the underworld.
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คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon-tâo-kon-gɛ̀ɛเล่าlâoว่าwâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaใครkraiสิ้นอายุขัยsîn-aa-yú-kǎiก็gɔ̂จะมีjà-miiบริวารbɔɔ-rí-waanของkɔ̌ɔngยมราชyom-má-râatมาmaaรับrápตัวdtuuaไปbpai
The elders say that when someone's life ends, the attendants of Yommarat will come to take them away.
ตามdtaamความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaทางtaangพุทธศาสนาpút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaยมราชyom-má-râatเป็นbpenผู้pûuบันทึกban-tʉ́kความดีkwaam-diiความชั่วkwaam-chûuaของkɔ̌ɔngมนุษย์má-nútและlɛ́ทำtamการตัดสินgaan-dtàt-sǐnอย่างยุติธรรมyàang-yú-dtì-tam
According to Buddhist beliefs, Yommarat is the one who records the good and evil deeds of humans and makes a just judgment.
เขาkăoใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítอย่างyàangประมาทเลินเล่อbprà-màat lern-lêrราวกับraao gàpไม่เคยmâi koieยำเกรงyam-grayngต่อdtòพญายมราชpá-yaa yom-má-râatผู้pôoเป็นเจ้าbpen jâoแห่งhàengความตายkwaam dtaai
He lived his life recklessly, as if he had no reverence for Phraya Yommarat, the lord of death.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ยมราช said ยม-มะ-ราช?
yom-má-râat
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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ยมราชyom-má-râatยมราชyom-má-râatYama; God of DeathYama; God of DeathWord