ยมราช

Thai

Etymology

From ยม (yom, “Yama, the god of the dead”) +‎ ราช (râat, “chief, lord, master; etc”). Compare Khmer យោមរាជ (yoomĕəʼriəc).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ยมราช y m r ā d͡ʑ
Phonemic		ยม-มะ-ราด y m – m a – r ā ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	yom-má-râat
	Royal Institute	yom-ma-rat
(standard) IPA(key)		/jom˧.ma˦˥.raːt̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

ยมราช • (yom-má-râat)

1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) underworld overlord
2. title given to the Ministry of Justice (used in ancient times)

Related terms

• ยมทูต (yom-má-tûut, “underworld officer whose duty is to bring a dead person before the underworld court for trial”)
• ยมบาล (yom-má-baan, “underworld officer whose duty is to enforce judgments passed by the underworld court”)
• ยมโลก (yom-má-lôok, “underworld”)